species: Pectinaria carnosus in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pectinaria carnosus


©Mike Bok: Pectinaria carnosus removed from its tube, Lizard Island (lab photo).

©Mike Bok: Pectinaria carnosus with its tube, Lizard Island (lab photo).

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta
Family Pectinariidae
Genus Pectinaria
Species Pectinaria carnosus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

This species was described in 2015 and is so far known only from the intertidal zone at Lizard Island.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Wong, E. and P. Hutchings (2015). New records of Pectinariidae (Polychaeta) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia and the description of two new species, Zootaxa, 4019 (1). LIRS catalog number 1932.