Pectinaria antipoda Schmarda, 1861

Wong, Eunice & Hutchings, Pat, 2015, New records of Pectinariidae (Polychaeta) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia and the description of two new species, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 733-744 : 738-739

Pectinaria antipoda Schmarda, 1861

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Cistenides antipoda Augener, 1927: 231 –234.

Pectinaria antipoda Schmarda, 1861: 46 .— Nilsson 1928: 69 –73; Not Monro 1931: 28; Knox & Cameron 1971: 34; Stephenson et al. 1974: 114 (in part); Poore et al. 1975: 30.

Pectinaria (Pectinaria) cf. antipoda .— Hartmann-Schröder 1979: 145 –146.

Material examined. AM W.43945, MI QLD 2345 (2); AM W.44029, MI QLD 2355; AM W.45037, MI QLD 2441; AM W.45851, MI QLD 2363, photographed.

Remarks. The material collected from Lizard Island was compared with material previously identified as P. antipoda and cited in Hutchings & Peart (2002). The species is widely distributed in Australia and has been recorded south from Broome, Western Australia around southern Australia and along the east coast to Heron Island, Queensland. This study extends the known distribution of the species to northern Queensland.

Habitat. The material from Lizard Island was collected from sandy to muddy bottoms at depths of 12– 21 m. This species was previously known from low water mark to 92 m, in sediments ranging from mud, silty sand to sand, but has also been reported from Posidonia spp. seagrass beds.

Type locality. New South Wales: Port Jackson, Sydney, 33°51'S 151°16'E.

Distribution. Australia: Broome, Western Australia around southern Australia and along the east coast to Lizard Island, Queensland.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Pectinaria antipoda, stained with methylene blue, AM W. 45851. A. Ventral view of whole animal; B. Dorsal view of whole animal; C. Ventral view of anterior end, anterior margin of chaetiger 2 with large papillae, characteristic of P. antipoda. Scale bars: A – C = 0.1 mm.