Species Thelepus australiensis Hutchings & Smith, 1997

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Species Thelepus australiensis Hutchings & Smith, 1997

Thelepus australiensis Hutchings, P.A. & Smith, R.I. 1997. New species of the family Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from New Zealand and Australia. pp. 324-349 in Reish, D.J. & Qian, P.Y. Fifth International Polychaete Conference held at Qingdao, Peoples' Republic of China, July 1–6, 1995. Bulletin of Marine Science 60(2): 217-628 [329-333 fig. 3, 4a-e].
Type data:
Holotype AM W22559 1 specimen (80 segments), Victor Harbour, SA [35°33'S, 138°38'E].
Paratype(s) AM W198777 3, 2 incomplete individuals, Victor Harbour, SA [35°33'S, 138°38'E]; USNM 170023 1 specimen, Victor Harbour, SA [35°33'S, 138°38'E].

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal to 5 m, under stones, among algae including calcareous algae in reefal areas.

Misidentifications

as Thelepus plagiostoma .
—Ehlers, E. 1908. Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition VALDIVA 1898-1899 16(1): 1–168 [146].
—Augener, H. 1914. Polychaeta II. Sedentaria. pp. 1–172 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Fischer Vol. 5 [95–98] (in part).
—Augener, H. 1924. Papers from Dr. T.H. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–1916. No. 14. Polychaeta I. Polychaeten von den Auckland- und Campbell-Inseln. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Førenig i København 75: 1–115 [101–102].
—Hutchings, P.A. & Glasby, C.J. 1987. The Thelepinae (Terebellidae) from Australia, with a discussion of the generic and specific characters of the subfamily. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 7: 217–250 [236–239].

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
17-Oct-2023	03-Nov-2010	MODIFIED
17-Oct-2023	06-Sep-2010	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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