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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Annelida (phylum) » Polychaeta (class) » Sabellida (order) » Sabellidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 22 083031 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791) |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | This species was originally described from Europe where it is widely recorded from the North Sea to the Mediterranean. It was accidentally introduced into Australian and New Zealand waters, and is now widespread in southern and eastern Australia, from the Perth (WA) area to Botany Bay. Other records from outside of Europe also possibly represent accidental introductions. | ||||||
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Record source: | Furlani, D., 1996, A guide to the introduced marine species in Australian waters. Technical report, Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests (Australia), No. 5. CSIRO Division of Fisheries, Hobart |
Scientific Name verified against: | WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. |