Species Metalaeospira tenuis Knight-Jones, 1973
Compiler and date details
Jan 2011 - P. Hutchings & M. Yerman, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Metalaeospira tenuis Knight-Jones, P. 1973. Spirorbinae (Serpulidae: Polychaeta) from South-Eastern Australia. A new genus, four new subgenera and seven new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 24: 231-259 [233-236].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ZB 1971:8, Brighton, South Australia.
Paratype(s) AM W4473; BMNH ZB 1971:9.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Lower E coast, S Gulfs coast, Tas. Coast
Ecological Descriptors
Sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Commonly found on red algae.
Citations
Metalaeospira tenuis.
—Knight-Jones, E.W., Knight-Jones, P. & Llewellyn, L.C. 1974. Spirorbinae (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from southeastern Australia: Notes on their taxonomy, ecology and distribution. Records of the Australian Museum 29: 107–151 [121].
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | 15-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Oct-2023 | 03-Nov-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Oct-2023 | 09-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |