Species Benhamipolynoe cairnsi Pettibone, 1989
Compiler and date details
Jan 2011 - P. Hutchings & M. Yerman, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Benhamipolynoe cairnsi Pettibone, M.H. 1989. A new species of Benhamipolynoe (Polychaeta: Polynoidae: Lepidastheniinae) from Australia, associated with the unattached stylasterid coral Conopora adeta. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102: 300-304.
Type data:
Holotype NTM W4900 (in 2 pieces, incomplete posteriorly; 38 segments), Marion Plateau off Mackay, Qld, 398-399 [20°46.2'S, 152°51.8'E].
Paratype(s) USNM 118373 1 specimen (in 3 pieces, complete; 63 segments), Marion Plateau off Mackay, Qld, 398-399 [20°46.2'S, 152°51.8'E].Type host:
Conopora adeta Cairns, 1987 [STYLASTERIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Mackay, Qld.
Known only from type locality.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope.
History of changes
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| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 17-Oct-2023 | 15-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |