WoRMS name details
Opisthosyllis brevicirra Hartmann-Schröder, 1979
330227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330227)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1979). Die Polychaeten der tropischen Nordwestküste Australiens (zwischen Derby im Norden und Port Hedland im Süden). Teil 2. IN: Hartmann-Schröder, G. and Gerd Hartmann. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonder Berücksichtigung der Polychaeten und Ostracoden. (Teil 2 und Teil 3). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 76: 77-218.
page(s): 86-87, figs. 43-45 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 86-87, figs. 43-45 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype ZMH P-15499, geounit Australia
, Note Australia, Western Australia, Port Hedland,...
Holotype ZMH P-15499, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Western Australia, Port Hedland, abrasion terrace near Highway Motel, now Hospitality Inn (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated to be approximately lat. -20.307278º, long. 118.606189º). [details]
Depth range Low eulittoral.
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Port Hedland).
Etymology The specific epithet brevicirra refers to the short length of the dorsal cirri.
Depth range Low eulittoral. [details]
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Port Hedland).
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Port Hedland). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet brevicirra refers to the short length of the dorsal cirri.
Etymology The specific epithet brevicirra refers to the short length of the dorsal cirri. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Opisthosyllis brevicirra Hartmann-Schröder, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330227 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1979). Die Polychaeten der tropischen Nordwestküste Australiens (zwischen Derby im Norden und Port Hedland im Süden). Teil 2. IN: Hartmann-Schröder, G. and Gerd Hartmann. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonder Berücksichtigung der Polychaeten und Ostracoden. (Teil 2 und Teil 3). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 76: 77-218.
page(s): 86-87, figs. 43-45 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 86-87, figs. 43-45 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH P-15499, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Low eulittoral. [details]Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Port Hedland). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet brevicirra refers to the short length of the dorsal cirri. [details]
Habitat Intertidal aufwuchs with sand and detritus on reef blocks. [details]
Type locality Australia, Western Australia, Port Hedland, abrasion terrace near Highway Motel, now Hospitality Inn (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated to be approximately lat. -20.307278º, long. 118.606189º). [details]
