WoRMS taxon details
Paraopisthosyllis alternocirra San Martín & Hutchings, 2006
390191 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390191)
accepted
Species
marine
San Martín G. and Hutchings P.A.. 2006. Eusyllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from Australia with the description of a new genus and fifteen new species. Records of the Australian Museum. 58. 257-370., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.58.2006.1466
page(s): 317-319, fig. 50A-E, 51A-H, 52A-I [details]
page(s): 317-319, fig. 50A-E, 51A-H, 52A-I [details]
Holotype AM W26734, geounit Australia
, Note Australia, Western Australia, Red Bluff,...
Holotype AM W26734, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Western Australia, Red Bluff, Kalbarri. [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 4 m.
Distribution Australia (Western Australia).
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the alternating sizes of the dorsal cirri along the body.
Depth range Intertidal to 4 m. [details]
Distribution Australia (Western Australia).
Distribution Australia (Western Australia). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the alternating sizes of the dorsal cirri along the body.
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the alternating sizes of the dorsal cirri along the body. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Paraopisthosyllis alternocirra San Martín & Hutchings, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390191 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
San Martín G. and Hutchings P.A.. 2006. Eusyllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from Australia with the description of a new genus and fifteen new species. Records of the Australian Museum. 58. 257-370., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.58.2006.1466
page(s): 317-319, fig. 50A-E, 51A-H, 52A-I [details]
page(s): 317-319, fig. 50A-E, 51A-H, 52A-I [details]





Holotype AM W26734, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 4 m. [details]Distribution Australia (Western Australia). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the alternating sizes of the dorsal cirri along the body. [details]
Habitat In algae, seagrasses, and sponges. [details]
Type locality Australia, Western Australia, Red Bluff, Kalbarri. [details]