WoRMS name details
Ceratocephala edmondsi Hartman, 1954
327383 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327383)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, Olga. (1954). Australian Nereidae. Including descriptions of three new species and one genus, together with summaries of previous records and keys to species. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 77: 1-41., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41336914
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Holotype AM W.12247, geounit South Australia
, Note Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo Island,...
Holotype AM W.12247, geounit South Australia [details]
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Type locality Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo Island, American River (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -35.779º, long. 137.777º), littoral, very common in the sand of a cockle bank (Katelysia sp.). [details]
Depth range Littoral.
Distribution Australia: South Australia (American River, Kangaroo Island). Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The species is dedicated to its collector, Mr. S.J. Edmonds, of the University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Depth range Littoral. [details]
Distribution Australia: South Australia (American River, Kangaroo Island). Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Australia: South Australia (American River, Kangaroo Island). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The species is dedicated to its collector, Mr. S.J. Edmonds, of the University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Etymology The species is dedicated to its collector, Mr. S.J. Edmonds, of the University of Adelaide, South Australia. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ceratocephala edmondsi Hartman, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327383 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
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Hartman, Olga. (1954). Australian Nereidae. Including descriptions of three new species and one genus, together with summaries of previous records and keys to species. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 77: 1-41., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41336914
page(s): 23, figs. 12-17 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 23, figs. 12-17 [details] Available for editors






Holotype AM W.12247, geounit South Australia [details]
Paratype AHF 0845, geounit South Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Littoral. [details]Distribution Australia: South Australia (American River, Kangaroo Island). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The species is dedicated to its collector, Mr. S.J. Edmonds, of the University of Adelaide, South Australia. [details]
Habitat In the sand of a cockle bank (Katelysia sp.), littoral. [details]
Type locality Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo Island, American River (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -35.779º, long. 137.777º), littoral, very common in the sand of a cockle bank (Katelysia sp.). [details]