Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Author
Aguado, M. Teresa
Author
Murray, Anna
Author
Hutchings, Pat
text
Zootaxa
2015
4019
1
35
60
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.5
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Trypanosyllis
sp. 1
(
Figs 7
A–E)
Material examined.
AM W.44085, MI QLD 2352.
Remarks.
This incomplete specimen possesses morphological similarities with
Trypanosyllis aeolis
Langerhans, 1879
, from
Australia
(
San Martín
et al
. 2008b
), especially in the shape of the chaetae and aciculae (
Figs 7
B–E). However,
T. aeolis
from
Australia
was described with a pale body and brown dorsal cirri, while the live specimen shown herein has a colouration consisting of three thin red transverse lines per segment, and bright orange distal tips of the dorsal cirri (
Fig. 7
A). Preservation processes might explain these differences in the colour pattern, since
San Martín
et al
. (2008b)
described the species from preserved specimens. However, as only one anterior end was found from Lizard Island, we cannot conclude if this specimen completely agrees with
T. aeolis
and hereby refer to it as
Trypanosyllis
sp. until more complete specimens are available.
FIGURE 7.
Trypanosyllis
sp. 1 AM W.44085. A. Dorsal view; B. Mid-body aciculae; C–E. Mid-body chaetae. Scale bars: B– E = 20 µm.
Habitat.
Dead coral, sponges and algae, in intertidal to shallow waters.
Distribution
.
Australia
(Queensland).