WoRMS name details
Sphaerosyllis capensis densopapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979
335691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:335691)
unaccepted (rank upgrade to species)
Subspecies
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.
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Holotype ZMH P-15509, geounit Australia
, Note Australia, Western Australia, Broome, tidal...
Holotype ZMH P-15509, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Western Australia, Broome, tidal flat near town (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -17.9741, long. 122.2302). [details]
Depth range Intertidal to shallow water.
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Port Hedland and Broome).
Etymology The specific epithet densopapillata refers to the dense covering of the body surface, with exception of prostomium and...
Depth range Intertidal to shallow water. [details]
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Port Hedland and Broome).
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Port Hedland and Broome). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet densopapillata refers to the dense covering of the body surface, with exception of prostomium and...
Etymology The specific epithet densopapillata refers to the dense covering of the body surface, with exception of prostomium and parapodia, with relatively thick papillae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis capensis densopapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=335691 on 2025-04-17
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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): 104-105, figs. 141-143 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 104-105, figs. 141-143 [details] Available for editors






Holotype ZMH P-15509, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to shallow water. [details]Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Port Hedland and Broome). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet densopapillata refers to the dense covering of the body surface, with exception of prostomium and parapodia, with relatively thick papillae. [details]
Habitat Sediments with different mixtures of sand, mud, silt and stones, coralligene, amongst algae and other debris of vegetal origin, and on rocks, in shallow depths.
[details]
Type locality Australia, Western Australia, Broome, tidal flat near town (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -17.9741, long. 122.2302). [details]