Species Polycirrus glaucus Hutchings, 1993
Compiler and date details
Jan 2011 - P. Hutchings & M. Yerman, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Polycirrus glaucus Hutchings, P.A. 1993. New species of the family Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from Rottnest Island, Western Australia. pp. 321-330 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., Kirkman, H. & Lethbridge, R. (eds). Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 2 vols 634 pp. [322-323].
Type data:
Holotype AM W20937 ripe male (65 segments), Roe Reef, Rottnest Island, WA, 30.
Paratype(s) AM W20966 2 specimens, Roe Reef, Rottnest Island, WA, 20; USNM 148709 1 specimen, near Kitson Point, Rottnest Island, WA, 3; BMNH 1992:317 1 posteriorly incomplete specimen, near Kitson Point, Rottnest Island, WA, 3; NTM W5615 4 specimens, Pocillopora reef near Parker Point, Rottnest Island, WA, 2-3; NTM W6008 1 specimen, Pocillopora reef near Parker Point, Rottnest Island, WA, 2-3.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, rock reef, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with coralline algae and coral substrates.
General References
Glasby, C.J. & Hutchings, P. 2014. Revision of the taxonomy of Polycirrus Grube, 1850 (Annelida: Terebellida: Polycirridae). Zootaxa 3877(1): 1-117 [56-58]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | POLYCIRRIDAE | 12-Nov-2014 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 17-Oct-2023 | 03-Nov-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 17-Oct-2023 | 15-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Oct-2023 | 06-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |