WoRMS taxon details
Alcyonosyllis phili Glasby & Watson, 2001
326265 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326265)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Glasby, C.J. and Watson, C. 2001. A new genus and species of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) commensal with octocorals. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, 17: 43-51. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 45-49, figs. 1-5 [details]
page(s): 45-49, figs. 1-5 [details]
Holotype NTM W17206, geounit Darwin Harbour
, Note Australia, Northern Territory (marine), Darwin...
Holotype NTM W17206, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Northern Territory (marine), Darwin Harbour, East Arm Port (12º29.4'S, 130º53.9'E). [details]
Depth range Intertidal, on reef flats.
Distribution Northwestern, northern and eastern coasts of Australia, and southern Papua New Guinea.
Etymology The species is named after the author's colleague and friend Philip Alderslade (Curator of Cnidarians, NTM), who collected...
Depth range Intertidal, on reef flats. [details]
Distribution Northwestern, northern and eastern coasts of Australia, and southern Papua New Guinea.
Distribution Northwestern, northern and eastern coasts of Australia, and southern Papua New Guinea. [details]
Etymology The species is named after the author's colleague and friend Philip Alderslade (Curator of Cnidarians, NTM), who collected...
Etymology The species is named after the author's colleague and friend Philip Alderslade (Curator of Cnidarians, NTM), who collected the first specimens and helped with octocoral identification. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Alcyonosyllis phili Glasby & Watson, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326265 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Glasby, C.J. and Watson, C. 2001. A new genus and species of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) commensal with octocorals. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, 17: 43-51. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 45-49, figs. 1-5 [details]
page(s): 45-49, figs. 1-5 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NTM W17206, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
Paratype BMNH ZB2001.6910-6912, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
Paratype LACM Poly2075, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
Paratype MNCN 16.01/8712, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
Paratype NTM W17207, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
Paratype NTM W17208, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
Paratype NTM W17209, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
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Association On alcyonacean corals. [details]Depth range Intertidal, on reef flats. [details]
Distribution Northwestern, northern and eastern coasts of Australia, and southern Papua New Guinea. [details]
Etymology The species is named after the author's colleague and friend Philip Alderslade (Curator of Cnidarians, NTM), who collected the first specimens and helped with octocoral identification. [details]
Habitat On alcyonacean corals. Darwin (northern Australia) material was found on an undescribed genus and species of Nephtheidae. Papua New Guinea material was on a specimen of Dendronephthya (Nephtheidae). Western Australia material was on both nephtheids and a gorgonian (Melithaea sp.). New South Wales material was on a different species of Melithaea. [details]
Type locality Australia, Northern Territory (marine), Darwin Harbour, East Arm Port (12º29.4'S, 130º53.9'E). [details]
