WoRMS taxon details
Lanicides banatawa Hutchings, 1997
328626 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328626)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A. (1997). The Terebellidae (Polychaeta) of Northern Australia with a key to all the described species of the region. pages 133-161, 7 figures. IN: Hanley, J.R.; Caswell, G.; Megirian, D.; Larson, H.K. (Eds.). <em>Proceedings of the Sixth International Biological Workshop. The marine flora and fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.</em> Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Sciences Association. Darwin, Australia.
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Holotype NTM W4233, geounit Darwin Harbour
, Note Weed Reef, Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory,...
Holotype NTM W4233, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
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Type locality Weed Reef, Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia, Timor Sea (-12.5°, 130.8°). [details]
Depth range Shallow subtidal.
Distribution Australia: Northern Territory (Darwin Harbour; Flat Top Bank).
Etymology "'The specific name is the word for an ear used by the Larrakia people of the Darwin Harbour area (the type locality for...
Depth range Shallow subtidal. [details]
Distribution Australia: Northern Territory (Darwin Harbour; Flat Top Bank).
Distribution Australia: Northern Territory (Darwin Harbour; Flat Top Bank). [details]
Etymology "'The specific name is the word for an ear used by the Larrakia people of the Darwin Harbour area (the type locality for...
Etymology "'The specific name is the word for an ear used by the Larrakia people of the Darwin Harbour area (the type locality for the species), in reference to the lateral extension of the lateral lobe on segment 3" (Hutchings, 1997: 149). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Lanicides banatawa Hutchings, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328626 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Hutchings, Patricia A. (1997). The Terebellidae (Polychaeta) of Northern Australia with a key to all the described species of the region. pages 133-161, 7 figures. IN: Hanley, J.R.; Caswell, G.; Megirian, D.; Larson, H.K. (Eds.). <em>Proceedings of the Sixth International Biological Workshop. The marine flora and fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.</em> Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Sciences Association. Darwin, Australia.
page(s): 149-151, fig. 5A-H [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 149-151, fig. 5A-H [details] Available for editors






Holotype NTM W4233, geounit Darwin Harbour [details]
Paratype NTM W9548, geounit Timor Sea [details]
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Depth range Shallow subtidal. [details]Distribution Australia: Northern Territory (Darwin Harbour; Flat Top Bank). [details]
Etymology "'The specific name is the word for an ear used by the Larrakia people of the Darwin Harbour area (the type locality for the species), in reference to the lateral extension of the lateral lobe on segment 3" (Hutchings, 1997: 149). [details]
Habitat Shallow subtidal on rocky reef habitat, in seagrasses and in sandy substrata. [details]
Type locality Weed Reef, Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia, Timor Sea (-12.5°, 130.8°). [details]