Species Phalacrostemma maloga Hutchings, Capa & Peart, 2012
- Phalacrostemma maloga Hutchings, P., Capa, M. & Peart, R. 2012. Revision of the Australian Sabellariidae (Polychaeta) and description of eight new species. Zootaxa 3306: 1-60 [31, figs 6A, 18, 19, 20, table 3] [etymology: the specific name maloga is an Aboriginal word for deep water (Endacott 1973) and refers to the habitat of this species].
Type data:
Holotype AM W27566 (in 2 pieces 10+-5+ mm in length, 2 mm in width, 15-4 chaetigers, attached to mollusc shell), off Newcastle, Tasman Sea, New South Wales [33°30S, 152°06'E].
Paratype(s) AM W27567, off Newcastle, Tasman Sea, New South Wales [32°30'S, 152°06'E]; AM W27568 6 specimens, off Newcastle, Tasman Sea, New South Wales; AM W27569, off Newcastle, Tasman Sea, New South Wales [33°40'S, 152°45'E]; AM W26681, off Newcastle, Tasman Sea, New South Wales [33°30'S, 152°06'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
South-eastern Australia, type known only from type locality and from records from south of Gabo Island, off the coast of Victoria; continental shelf in depths of 457–548 m
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Attached to mollusc shells in soft sediment substrates forming small colonies
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 | SABELLIDA | 08-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-May-2012 | ADDED |