WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerosyllis sexpapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979
332032 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332032)
accepted
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): 105, figs. 144-147 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 105, figs. 144-147 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype ZMH P-15510, geounit Australia
, Note Australia, Western Australia, Broome,...
Holotype ZMH P-15510, geounit Australia [details]
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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 sexpapillata derives from the combination of the Latin root sex, meaning 'six', and the Latin word...
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 sexpapillata derives from the combination of the Latin root sex, meaning 'six', and the Latin word...
Etymology The specific epithet sexpapillata derives from the combination of the Latin root sex, meaning 'six', and the Latin word papillata, meaning 'having papillae', and refers to the presence of six dorsal papillae on each segment after chaetiger 5, disposed in two regular groups of three, and forming longitudinal rows. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis sexpapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332032 on 2025-04-12
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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): 105, figs. 144-147 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 105, figs. 144-147 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH P-15510, 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 sexpapillata derives from the combination of the Latin root sex, meaning 'six', and the Latin word papillata, meaning 'having papillae', and refers to the presence of six dorsal papillae on each segment after chaetiger 5, disposed in two regular groups of three, and forming longitudinal rows. [details]
Habitat Coralligene, muddy sediments in mangroves, rock pools with mud, stones, fine sand, and detritus, and amongst algae, all 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]
