Marphysa davidattenboroughi
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Eunicida |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Eunicidae
Genus: Marphysa
Species: Marphysa davidattenboroughi
Name
[edit]Marphysa davidattenborough Lavesque, Zanol, Daffe, Flaxman & Hutchings, 2023
Status
[edit]Accepted species.
Environment
[edit]Marine; also reported in brackish, fresh, and terrestrial conditions.
Original description
[edit]Lavesque, N.; Zanol, J.; Daffe, G.; Flaxman, B.; Hutchings, P. (2023).
- Two new species of* Marphysa (Annelida, Eunicidae) *from southern Australia.*
Zootaxa **5277**(1): 113–130. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5277.1.5 Page 123; Figures 3 (D–F), 4 (D–F), 5–6.
Type locality
[edit]Inverloch channel, Bass Strait, Australia Coordinates: 38.64° S, 145.72° E Habitat: Intertidal.
Type specimen
[edit]- Holotype*: NMV F183073
Deposited at: Museum Victoria (MV), Australia.
Etymology
[edit]Named in honor of the renowned natural historian Sir David Attenborough, recognizing his lifelong contributions to the appreciation of biodiversity and natural ecosystems.
Distribution
[edit]Southern Australia (Bass Strait region).
References
[edit]- Lavesque, N.; Zanol, J.; Daffe, G.; Flaxman, B.; Hutchings, P. (2023). Two new species of Marphysa (Annelida, Eunicidae) from southern Australia. Zootaxa 5277(1): 113–130. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5277.1.5
- Marphysa davidattenborough Marphysa davidattenboroughi in the World Register of Marine Species – World Register of Marine Species
- Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (eds.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database.
Accessed via World Register of Marine Species: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1658133
External links
[edit]- AphiaID: 1658133 — https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1658133