WoRMS name details

Decathelepus ocellatus Hutchings, 1977

326887  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326887)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Terebellida (Order)
  8. Terebelliformia (Suborder)
  9. Terebellidae (Family)
  10. Thelepodinae (Subfamily)
  11. Decathelepus (Genus)
  12. Decathelepus ocellatus (Species)
 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A. (1977). Terebelliform Polychaeta of the families Ampharetidae, Terebellidae and Trichobranchidae from Australia, chiefly from Moreton Bay, Queensland. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 31(1): 1-38., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1977.232
page(s): 11-12, fig. 5a-d [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  AM W.6782, geounit Moreton Bay  
Holotype AM W.6782, geounit Moreton Bay [details]
, Note Australia, Queensland, Moreton Bay, 1.5 miles...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Queensland, Moreton Bay, 1.5 miles south of SW rocks of Peel Island (geocoordinates not provided, estimated to be approximately lat. -27.537º, long. 153.345º). [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W.6782).  [details]
Depth range 4 m.   
Depth range 4 m.  [details]

Distribution Australia: Moreton Bay (Queensland).   
Distribution Australia: Moreton Bay (Queensland).  [details]

Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ocellatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'having small eyes', and presumably refers to the...  
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ocellatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'having small eyes', and presumably refers to the presence of two discrete patches of eye spots on the dorsal surface of the prostomium.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Decathelepus ocellatus Hutchings, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326887 on 2025-04-15
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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Fauchald, Kristian
2017-05-31 21:41:49Z
changed
Gil, João

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Nomenclature

original description Hutchings, Patricia A. (1977). Terebelliform Polychaeta of the families Ampharetidae, Terebellidae and Trichobranchidae from Australia, chiefly from Moreton Bay, Queensland. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 31(1): 1-38., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1977.232
page(s): 11-12, fig. 5a-d [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype AM W.6782, geounit Moreton Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4 m.  [details]

Distribution Australia: Moreton Bay (Queensland).  [details]

Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ocellatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'having small eyes', and presumably refers to the presence of two discrete patches of eye spots on the dorsal surface of the prostomium.  [details]

Habitat Sand, mud and shells, at shallow water.  [details]

Type locality Australia, Queensland, Moreton Bay, 1.5 miles south of SW rocks of Peel Island (geocoordinates not provided, estimated to be approximately lat. -27.537º, long. 153.345º). [details]

Type material Holotype deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W.6782).  [details]

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