WoRMS taxon details
Streblosoma prora Hutchings & Glasby, 1987
332342 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332342)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1987). The Thelepinae (Terebellidae) from Australia, with a discussion of the generic and specific characters of the subfamily. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 217-250.
page(s): 225-226, figs. 3A, 4F-I [details]
page(s): 225-226, figs. 3A, 4F-I [details]
Holotype AM W.198859, geounit Halifax Bay
, Note Halifax Bay, North of Townsville, Queensland,...
Holotype AM W.198859, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Halifax Bay, North of Townsville, Queensland, Australia (-19.15°, 146.6167°). [details]
Depth range Shallow subtidal.
Distribution Australia: Northern Territory (Gove); Queensland (Halifax Bay).
Etymology The specific epithet prora is a Greek noun meaning 'the prow or forward part of a ship', and refers to the well developed...
Depth range Shallow subtidal. [details]
Distribution Australia: Northern Territory (Gove); Queensland (Halifax Bay).
Distribution Australia: Northern Territory (Gove); Queensland (Halifax Bay). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet prora is a Greek noun meaning 'the prow or forward part of a ship', and refers to the well developed...
Etymology The specific epithet prora is a Greek noun meaning 'the prow or forward part of a ship', and refers to the well developed prow of the uncini. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Streblosoma prora Hutchings & Glasby, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332342 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1987). The Thelepinae (Terebellidae) from Australia, with a discussion of the generic and specific characters of the subfamily. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 217-250.
page(s): 225-226, figs. 3A, 4F-I [details]
page(s): 225-226, figs. 3A, 4F-I [details]
Other
additional source
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): 145 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.198859, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198860, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198861, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198862, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198863, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198864, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198865, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198866, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1448, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1985.2, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
Paratype USNM 97571, geounit Halifax Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shallow subtidal. [details]Distribution Australia: Northern Territory (Gove); Queensland (Halifax Bay). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet prora is a Greek noun meaning 'the prow or forward part of a ship', and refers to the well developed prow of the uncini. [details]
Habitat Shallow subtidal muddy sand and sandy mud, sometimes with seagrasses. [details]
Reproduction One paratype ovigerous (AM W.198860). [details]
Type locality Halifax Bay, North of Townsville, Queensland, Australia (-19.15°, 146.6167°). [details]
