Species Sabellaria kooraltha Hutchings, Capa & Peart, 2012
- Sabellaria kooraltha Hutchings, P., Capa, M. & Peart, R. 2012. Revision of the Australian Sabellariidae (Polychaeta) and description of eight new species. Zootaxa 3306: 1-60 [36, figs 6B, 21, 22, 23, table 4] [etymology: the specific name kooraltha is an Aboriginal word for spotted (Endacott 1973) and refers to the pigmented nature of the dorsum].
Type data:
Holotype AM W27333 (18 mm long, 2 mm wide, 22 chaetigers), Albany Passage, Queensland [10°45'S, 142°37'E].
Paratype(s) AM W27195, Albany Passage, Queensland [10°45'S, 142°37'E]; AM W37820.001, Shell Island, East Arm, Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory [12°29.4''S, 130°53.2''E].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
North-eastern Australia, from Albany Passage, just south of Cape York in North Queensland and Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, rocky bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
No information on habitat is available for the type locality, but co-ordinates suggest a depth of 10 m and collected by dredging. Non type material collected from muddy substrates from low water mark to 15 m
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2012 | ADDED |