WoRMS name details
Rhinothelepus oculeus Hutchings, Nogueira & Carrerette, 2015
867791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867791)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Pat A.; Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Telothelepodidae, Thelepodidae and Trichobranchidae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 240-274., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.12
page(s): 243-244, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 243-244, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM W.47507, geounit Great Barrier Reef
, Note Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef,...
Holotype AM W.47507, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
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Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, Big Vicki's Reef (14º41'10''S, 145º26'32''E). [details]
Depth range 7-10 m.
Distribution Australia: Queensland (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef). Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The specific epithet oculeus is a Latin adjective meaning 'full of eyes', and refers to the presence of small prostomial...
Depth range 7-10 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: Queensland (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef). Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Australia: Queensland (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet oculeus is a Latin adjective meaning 'full of eyes', and refers to the presence of small prostomial...
Etymology The specific epithet oculeus is a Latin adjective meaning 'full of eyes', and refers to the presence of small prostomial eyespots, densely packed in two horizontal rows at each side of the basal part of the prostomium. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Rhinothelepus oculeus Hutchings, Nogueira & Carrerette, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867791 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Hutchings, Pat A.; Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Telothelepodidae, Thelepodidae and Trichobranchidae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 240-274., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.12
page(s): 243-244, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Fitzhugh, Kirk; Hutchings, Pat; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2017). Phylogenetic analysis of the family Telothelepodidae Nogueira, Fitzhugh & Hutchings, 2013 (Annelida: Terebelliformia). <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 1-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2017.1283526
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 243-244, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Fitzhugh, Kirk; Hutchings, Pat; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2017). Phylogenetic analysis of the family Telothelepodidae Nogueira, Fitzhugh & Hutchings, 2013 (Annelida: Terebelliformia). <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 1-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2017.1283526
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.47507, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Paratype AM W.44945, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 7-10 m. [details]Distribution Australia: Queensland (Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet oculeus is a Latin adjective meaning 'full of eyes', and refers to the presence of small prostomial eyespots, densely packed in two horizontal rows at each side of the basal part of the prostomium. [details]
Habitat Amongst dead coral rubble of patch reefs, at subtidal depths. [details]
Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, Big Vicki's Reef (14º41'10''S, 145º26'32''E). [details]
