Species Hirsutonuphis gygis (Paxton, 1979)

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Species Hirsutonuphis gygis (Paxton, 1979)

Compiler and date details

Jan 2011 - P. Hutchings & M. Yerman, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Onuphis gygis Paxton, H. 1979. Taxonomy and aspects of the life history of Australian beachworms (Polychaeta: Onuphidae). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 30: 265-294 [283-284].
Type data:
Holotype AM W15103, mouth of Urang Creek, Fraser Island, Queensland.
Paratype(s) AM W15104-5 2 specimens (Paratypes form same locality as the holotype).

Generic Combinations

Hirsutonuphis gigas (Paxton, 1986). —
Paxton, H. 1986. Generic revision and relationships of the family Onuphidae (Annelida: Polychaeta). Records of the Australian Museum 38: 1-74 [51]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast, NE coast

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, sand bottom, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

Intertidal to 19 m depth.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
17-Oct-2023	23-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
17-Oct-2023	15-Feb-2011	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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