Species Opisthodonta melaenonephra (Haswell, 1920)
Compiler and date details
Jan 2011 - P. Hutchings & M. Yerman, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Pionosyllis melaenonephra Haswell, W.A. 1920. Australian Syllidae, Eusyllidae and Autolytidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 45: 90-112 [103-104].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM W494 (slide), Port Jackson, New South Wales.
Generic Combinations
- Opisthodonta melaenonephra (Haswell, 1920). —
San Martín, G. & Hutchings, P.A. 2006. Eusyllinae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia with the description of a new genus and fifteen new species. Records of the Australian Museum 58: 257-370 [303]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
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
Sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Found in 5–12 m depth associated with a brown alga, Ecklonia radiata.
General References
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 [32]
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) |
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| 17-Oct-2023 | 15-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Oct-2023 | 09-Apr-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 17-Oct-2023 | 20-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |