Species Poecilochaetus serpens Allen, 1904
Compiler and date details
Jan 2011 - P. Hutchings & M. Yerman, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Poecilochaetus serpens Allen, E.J. 1904. The anatomy of Poecilochaetus, Claparède. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science NS 48: 79-151 [82].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH 1969.154 1, Plymouth, England; BMNH 1969.85 1 (questionable as to whether latter specimen is actually Poecilochaetus).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast
Palaearctic Region
- United Kingdom
- England
Ecological Descriptors
Mud bottom, sand bottom, subtidal.
Citations
Poecilochaetus serpens.
—Read, G.B. 1986. New deep-sea Poecilochaetidae (Polychaeta: Spionida) from New Zealand. Journal of Natural History 20: 399–413
—Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Poecilochaetidae Hannerz, 1956. pp. 225–232 in Blake, J.A., Hilbig, B. & Scott, P.H. (eds). The Annelida Part 3 Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara, California : Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Vol. 6
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | 15-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |