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(
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,
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,
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B)
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:
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AMS
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coll. W.35543, incomplete whole-mounted specimen from Heron Island, stn. H3.
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Body&gt;
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long (posteriorly amputated),
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wide at III,
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at clitellum. Segment number&gt;40. Prostomium rounded, 60 µm wide, 45 µm long; epidermis 17 µm thick dorsally, 15 µm anteriorly, 11 µm ventrally. Peristomium 87 µm wide at 1/2. Ventral chaetae commencing in IV, lateral chaetae commencing in XVII. Chaetae of uniform size throughout body, 4045 µm long (n=16); chaetal shaft thickest proximally, tapering distally, proximally bent into an oblique, rather long, narrow foot with indistinct heel and low instep; tip of foot straight, 1015 µm long (
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A, 10B); chaetal index=3.46, n=16, sd=0.677. Epidermal gland cells inconspicuous. Clitellum 9.5 µm thick, extending from anterior of XII to mid XIII, with transverse rows of granular gland cells interspersed with hyaline cells at a frequency of about 8:1 (
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B), except near male pores where hyaline cells are absent, and midventrally, where no gland cells are present. Midventral copulatory gland in XIV. Spermathecal pores lateral, located immediately behind 4/5. Male pores located ventrolaterally in mid XII.
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Brain posteriorly indented. Head organ present as round structure anterior to the brain, 19 µm in diameter, with four inclusions of 4 µm diameter each; inclusions showing a central cavity (
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). Pharyngeal glands in IVVI; dorsal lobes present in IVVI, ventral lobes present in V (2 pairs) and VI (2 pairs); not connected dorsally. First pair of nephridia at 7/8. Dorsal blood vessel commencing around XL, although difficult to discern due to damaged nature of specimen. Chloragogen cells small (57 µm tall). Coelomocytes slightly oval, 13 µm across at the widest point, in higher density in pre-clitellar region. Sperm sac extending posteriorly from clitellum as far back as XIX. Sperm funnels of uniform width, 1820 µm wide, 8 times as long as wide. Heads of spermatozoa 20 µm long. Vasa deferentia unmodified, loosely coiled in XIIXV; 6 µm wide, internally ciliated. Penial apparatuses (
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C) with uniform, slightly oval glandular structures, 3040 µm long and wide, next to epidermal invaginations which can be as much as 4050 µm deep; vasa deferentia opening into epidermal invaginations; β-shaped stylets present, 6080 µm long (penial bulb
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5). Egg sac not seen. Spermathecae (
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D) attached to oesophagus near 5/6; ampullae saccate, 30 µm long and 45 µm wide, ectal ducts bipartite, with outer part of uniform width, 7 µm, and inner part widening from 7 to 25 µm, with distinct circular muscular bands seen across duct; ectal part 30 µm long, ental part 25 µm long; no sperm rings seen in the ampullae, but walls conspicuously nucleated; no glands at spermathecal pores.
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<emphasis id="4198C205C96B876180B0F866FC23A4B7" bold="true" box="[197,341,1957,1983]" pageId="5" pageNumber="21">Etymology:</emphasis>
Named with the Latin
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, i.e. queen, for the region of Queensland where it was found.
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<emphasis id="4198C205C968876280E2F96DFC6CA5CE" bold="true" box="[151,282,1710,1734]" pageId="6" pageNumber="22">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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(Holotype, stn. H3). A: Chaetae. B: Clitellar gland cell pattern, dorsal view, anterior end to the right. C: Penial apparatus, side view, anterior end to the left. D: Spermatheca, side view, anterior end to the bottom.
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<emphasis id="4198C205C968876280B0F8FAFC36A45B" bold="true" box="[197,320,1849,1875]" pageId="6" pageNumber="22">Remarks:</emphasis>
Although based on a single incomplete specimen, this taxon appears to be a distinct species, as it is the only one found in eastern
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that possesses a head organ. This feature is shared by species in Tasmania, South-West
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and
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, as well as some species in the Atlantic (
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,
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,
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, 2003;
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). In contrast to many of those, however,
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possesses long penial stylets. Other species with both a head organ and penial stylets are
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, from Tasmania and southern
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, and
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<emphasis id="4198C205C96987638291FF5BFE21A3B9" box="[740,855,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. bykane</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="177D63E6C9698763832AFF5BFE82A3BA" author="Coates" box="[863,1012,152,178]" pageId="7" pageNumber="34" refString="Coates, K. A. (1990) Marine Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta, Annelida) of the Albany area, Western Australia. Pages 13 - 41 in F. Wells, D. Walker, H. Kirkman, and R. Lethbridge, eds. Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth." type="proceedings paper" year="1990">Coates 1990</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="4198C205C96987638474FF5BF9DEA3B9" box="[1025,1192,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. crassiducta</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="177D63E6C969876384C5FF5BF83CA3BA" author="Coates" box="[1200,1354,152,178]" pageId="7" pageNumber="34" refString="Coates, K. A. (1990) Marine Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta, Annelida) of the Albany area, Western Australia. Pages 13 - 41 in F. Wells, D. Walker, H. Kirkman, and R. Lethbridge, eds. Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth." type="proceedings paper" year="1990">Coates, 1990</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="4198C205C969876385F6FF5BFDA6A3D0" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. ersei</emphasis>
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from south-western
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(see
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). However, the stylets of
<emphasis id="4198C205C969876385F6FF7CFCD6A3F6" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">
<taxonomicName id="B4EC6594C969876385F6FF7CFD9BA3F6" class="Clitellata" family="Enchytraeidae" genus="Grania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Enchytraeida" pageId="7" pageNumber="23" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="bykane">G. bykane</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B4EC6594C9698763808CFF26FCD6A3F6" box="[249,416,229,254]" class="Clitellata" family="Enchytraeidae" genus="Grania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Enchytraeida" pageId="7" pageNumber="23" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="crassiducta">G. crassiducta</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="B4EC6594C969876381AFFF26FF1BA3F6" box="[474,621,229,254]" class="Clitellata" family="Enchytraeidae" genus="Grania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Enchytraeida" pageId="7" pageNumber="23" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="dolichura">
<emphasis id="4198C205C969876381AFFF26FF1BA3F6" box="[474,621,229,254]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. dolichura</emphasis>
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are all considerably shorter than those of
<emphasis id="4198C205C9698763842EFF26F9B5A3F6" box="[1115,1219,229,254]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. re g i n a</emphasis>
, whereas those of
<emphasis id="4198C205C969876380E2FECFFD86A22D" box="[151,240,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. e r s e i</emphasis>
are much longer. Furthermore,
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<emphasis id="4198C205C96987638200FECFFF9AA22D" box="[629,748,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. bykane</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="4198C205C9698763835DFECFFEA3A22D" box="[808,981,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. crassiducta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have short, stout spermathecal ducts, while
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<emphasis id="4198C205C969876380AAFEF1FC07A243" box="[223,369,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. dolichura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="4198C205C969876381DFFEF1FF75A243" box="[426,515,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. ersei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
possess spermathecae with long, narrow ectal ducts, distally expanded or with small ectal glands, all contrasting to
<emphasis id="4198C205C96987638239FE9AFFB4A27A" box="[588,706,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. regina</emphasis>
s bipartite ducts that widen entally and lack ectal glands. The clitellar cell pattern (in rows) is similar among all five species, as is the chaetal distribution; the chaetal shape is also similar, although in
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<emphasis id="4198C205C969876381AAFE64FF03A2C8" box="[479,629,423,448]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. dolichura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
chaetae are more curved entally. Also,
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<emphasis id="4198C205C96987638421FE64F99FA2C8" box="[1108,1257,423,448]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. dolichura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
shares with
<taxonomicName id="B4EC6594C969876385F6FE64FD95A2EE" class="Clitellata" family="Enchytraeidae" genus="Grania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Enchytraeida" pageId="7" pageNumber="23" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="regina">
<emphasis id="4198C205C969876385F6FE64FD95A2EE" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. regina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
a dorsal blood vessel which commences much more posteriorly than usual in
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<emphasis id="4198C205C969876384E1FE0EF99CA2EE" box="[1172,1258,461,486]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">Grania</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which further corroborates the phylogenetic affinity between these taxa.
</paragraph>
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Head organ inclusions with a central cavity have also been described in the south-western Australian
<taxonomicName id="B4EC6594C969876385F6FDD9FF1CA153" authority="Rota, Wang &amp; Erseus, 2007" authorityName="Rota, Wang &amp; Erseus" authorityYear="2007" class="Clitellata" family="Enchytraeidae" genus="Grania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Enchytraeida" pageId="7" pageNumber="23" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="sperantia">
<emphasis id="4198C205C969876385F6FDD9FC70A152" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">G. sperantia</emphasis>
(
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)
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="4198C205C969876380B0FDA4FC89A189" bold="true" box="[197,511,615,641]" pageId="7" pageNumber="23">Distribution and habitat:</emphasis>
Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef;
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, fine sand.
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