Species Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Compiler and date details
Jan 2011 - P. Hutchings & M. Yerman, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings, P.A. & Murray, A. 1984. Taxonomy of Polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 3: 1-118 [77-78].
Type data:
Holotype AM W19029, Botany Bay, New South Wales.
Paratype(s) USNM 81493 3 specimens; BMNH ZB 1983.1743-45 3 specimens; AHF Poly 1417 3 specimens; AM W195646 34 specimens; AM W195651 20 specimens; AM W196230 32 specimens (All paratypes from same locality as the holotype).
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Botany Bay, NSW.
Australian Endemic.
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
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
Ecological Descriptors
Sand bottom, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
In protected bays, 3–4 m depth.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | 15-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |