WoRMS taxon details
Nerinides vexillatus Hutchings & Rainer, 1979
329785 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329785)
accepted
Species
Nerinides Mesnil, 1896 accepted as Scolelepis Blainville, 1828
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia; Rainer, Sebastian. (1979). The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 13(6): 745-796., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561
page(s): 771-773, fig. 6A-G [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 771-773, fig. 6A-G [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM W8198, geounit Careel Bay
, Note Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel...
Holotype AM W8198, geounit Careel Bay [details]
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Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel Bay (33º37'S, 151º20'E; provided geocoordinates slightly displaced, corrected here to approximately lat. -33.617º, long. 151.323º). [details]
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water.
Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales).
Etymology The specific epithet vexillatus is an adjective derived from the Latin noun vexillum, meaning 'small flag' or 'banneret',...
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water. [details]
Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales).
Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet vexillatus is an adjective derived from the Latin noun vexillum, meaning 'small flag' or 'banneret',...
Etymology The specific epithet vexillatus is an adjective derived from the Latin noun vexillum, meaning 'small flag' or 'banneret', and refers to the flag-like distal lamella present on the posterior branchiae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nerinides vexillatus Hutchings & Rainer, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329785 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Hutchings, Patricia; Rainer, Sebastian. (1979). The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 13(6): 745-796., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561
page(s): 771-773, fig. 6A-G [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 771-773, fig. 6A-G [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W8198, geounit Careel Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water. [details]Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet vexillatus is an adjective derived from the Latin noun vexillum, meaning 'small flag' or 'banneret', and refers to the flag-like distal lamella present on the posterior branchiae. [details]
Habitat Posidonia beds. [details]
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel Bay (33º37'S, 151º20'E; provided geocoordinates slightly displaced, corrected here to approximately lat. -33.617º, long. 151.323º). [details]
