WoRMS name details
Sphaerosyllis opisthoculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979
332018 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332018)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)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): 106-107, figs. 151-153 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype ZMH P-15512, geounit Australia
, Note Australia, Western Australia, Broome,...
Holotype ZMH P-15512, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Western Australia, Broome, Gantheaume Point, cliff with rocky terraces near the lighthouse (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -17.973, long. 122.177). [details]
Depth range Eulittoral.
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Broome and Port Hedland).
Etymology The specific epithet opisthoculata is formed by the prefix of Greek origin 'opistho-', meaning 'behind', 'back' or 'rear',...
Depth range Eulittoral. [details]
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Broome and Port Hedland).
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Broome and Port Hedland). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet opisthoculata is formed by the prefix of Greek origin 'opistho-', meaning 'behind', 'back' or 'rear',...
Etymology The specific epithet opisthoculata is formed by the prefix of Greek origin 'opistho-', meaning 'behind', 'back' or 'rear', and the Latin word oculatus, meaning 'having eyes', and refers to the two or three pairs of eyes, which are located well behind the prosstomium, at the level of the first chaetiger. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis opisthoculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332018 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
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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): 106-107, figs. 151-153 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 106-107, figs. 151-153 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH P-15512, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Eulittoral. [details]Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Broome and Port Hedland). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet opisthoculata is formed by the prefix of Greek origin 'opistho-', meaning 'behind', 'back' or 'rear', and the Latin word oculatus, meaning 'having eyes', and refers to the two or three pairs of eyes, which are located well behind the prosstomium, at the level of the first chaetiger. [details]
Habitat Amongst algae mixed with sand and detritus, on rocks in shallow water. [details]
Type locality Australia, Western Australia, Broome, Gantheaume Point, cliff with rocky terraces near the lighthouse (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -17.973, long. 122.177). [details]
