Species Idanthyrsus australiensis (Haswell, 1883)
- Sabellaria (Hermella) australiensis Haswell, W.A. 1883. On some new Australian tubicolous annelids. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 7: 633-638 [634, pl. 12, figs 7-11].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH BMNH 1882.2.22.71 (49 segments), Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia. - Idanthyrsus glaessneri Kirtley, D.W. 1994. A review and taxonomic revision of the family Sabellariidae Johnston, 1865 (Annelida; Polychaeta). Sabecon Press Science Series 1: 1-223 [97, fig 6.7].
Type data:
Holotype AHF N6277, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.
Generic Combinations
- Idanthyrsus australiensis (Haswell, 1883).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australia wide from NE Queensland to NW Western Australia, except Tasmania
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Found from low intertidal to depths of 50 m attached to solid substrate, sometimes occurring as crevice fauna. Specimens typically form small colonies of 6–10 individuals, although specimens from Bunker Bay, in WA, were found in larger colonies, consisting of several hundreds of specimens
Misidentifications
as Sabellaria sexhamata (not Peters, 1854).
—Collin, A. 1903. Verzeichniss der von Prof. R. Semon bei Amboina und Thursday Island gesammelten Polychäten. Zoologische Forschungs-reisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Vol. 5 Systematik, Tiergeographie, Anatomie wirbelloser Tiere. 739–742 pp. [739].
as Sabellaria (Pellasia) pennata (not Peters, 1854).
—Augener, H. 1914. Polychaeta II. Sedentaria. pp. 1–172 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Fischer Vol. 5 [79].
as Pallasia pennata (not Peters, 1854).
—Fauvel, P. 1917. Annélides polychètes de l'Australie meridionale. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 56: 159–278 [262].
—Augener, H. 1922. Australische Polychaeten des Hamburger Zoologischen Museums. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 88A: 1–37 [33].
—Augener, H. 1926. Papers from Dr. T.H. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–16. XXXIV. Polychaeta III. Polychaeten von Neuseeland. II. Sedentaria. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Førenig i København 81: 157–294 [253].
as Idanthyrsus pennatus (not Peters, 1854).
—Dakin, W.J., Bennett, I. & Pope, E.C. 1953. Australian Seashores. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 1–372 pp. [153, pl. 29.]
Citations
Sabellaria australiensis.
—McIntosh, W.C. 1885. Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology 12: 1–554 [416]
—Kirtley, D.W. 1994. A review and taxonomic revision of the family Sabellariidae Johnston, 1865 (Annelida; Polychaeta). Sabecon Press Science Series 1: 1–223 [88, fig. 6.3].
General References
Hutchings, P., Capa, M. & Peart, R. 2012. Revision of the Australian Sabellariidae (Polychaeta) and description of eight new species. Zootaxa 3306: 1-60 [6, figs 1A, B, 2-5, 6A, table 1]
History of changes
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| 17-Oct-2023 | 16-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |