WoRMS taxon details
original description
Watson, Charlotte. (2010). Revision of the pantropical genus Treptopale (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Chrysopetalidae): redescription of Treptopale rudolphi Perkins, 1985 and description of two new species including comparison of Treptopale populations in northern Australia. <em>Beagle.</em> 26, 37-55., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58690524 page(s): 42 [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype QM G232165, verbatimGeounit SW of Palfey Island,... [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Epithet homalos is a noun in apposition from the Greek meaning ‘even’ or ‘equal’ and refers to the equal-sized margins of the robust subunit 1 palea. [details]
Habitat Treptopale homalos lives among coral rubble often associated with Halimeda algae, corallines, seagrass and encrusting sponges in depths from LWS to 35 m. [details]
Type locality SW of Palfey Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 14° 41’S, 145° 6’E (-14.683333°, 145.1°), coral rubble, 4 m. [details]
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