The Ophryotrocha labronica group (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) — with the description of seven new species
Author
Paxton, Hannelore
Author
Åkesson, Bertil
text
Zootaxa
2010
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.199650
04935f31-4d00-404d-9016-4831c3313c83
1175-5326
199650
Ophryotrocha sativa
nom. nud.
Table 1
Ophryotrocha sativa
nom. nud.
Pleijel & Eide, 1996
: 648
.
Diagnosis.
Prostomium with moderately long, tapering antennae, palps absent; two eyes medially connected; parapodia uniramous, lacking dorsal and ventral cirri; rosette glands reported as absent; detail of mandibles and maxillae unknown, K-forceps, right bidentate, left falcate; gonochoristic; chromosomes 2n = 6; diameter of eggs 120 µm.
Remarks.
The diagnosis (except for reproductive characteristics) is based on information from
Pleijel & Eide (1996)
. On the basis of this information and its position in the pylogenetic tree of
Pleijel & Eide (1996)
this species appears to be a typical member of the
O. labronica
group. However, the scored morphological characters are too general to distinguish it from the other members. Since the culture no longer exists and no animals have been preserved, this species remains indeterminate. The same species was also sampled from aquaria in four more pet stores. Data about fecundity and sex ratio were obtained from those strains.
Distribution.
The distribution is unknown. The specimens were found in the aquaria of a wholesale dealer who had imported ‘living stones’ (pieces of coral in good condition with a variety of attached organisms) from the
Philippines
. They are native in a tropical environment and cannot survive at temperatures of 18ºC or lower.