Megasyllis heterosetosa ( Hartmann-Schröder, 1991 ), Hartmann-Schroder, 1991

Aguado, M. Teresa, Murray, Anna & Hutchings, Pat, 2015, Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 35-60 : 46

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.5

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:40FE3B2F-C8A4-4384-8BA2-9FD462E31A8B

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6096809

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1F0887F9-FF87-FFD2-3390-A1493EB71C7B

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Megasyllis heterosetosa ( Hartmann-Schröder, 1991 )
status

 

Megasyllis heterosetosa ( Hartmann-Schröder, 1991) View in CoL

( Figs 5 View FIGURE 5. A D–E)

Typosyllis (Typosyllis) heterosetosa View in CoL Hartmann- Schröder, 1991: 30, figs 30–35.

Megasyllis heterosetosa View in CoL .— San Martín et al. 2008b: 8, figs 9A–F, 10A–E; 2014: 341.

Material examined. AM W.44780, MI QLD 2400.

Remarks. Live specimen bright yellow, similar colour pattern to M. inflata (Marenzeller, 1879) ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5. A D). Some photographs taken by Paul Human of live specimens from Australia have been identified as M. corruscans (Haswell, 1885) and M. inflata by Aguado & Glasby (2015). These species and also M. heterosetosa , as shown herein ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5. A D), have a white area on the dorsum of first segments. In these photos, this white area appears to reflect green light. In order to check possible fluorescence properties of Megasyllis species, this specimen from Lizard Island was subjected to fluorescent green light. However, it did not reflect any extra light ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5. A E). Considering this negative result, we can conclude that the green bright light seen in photos of live specimens is possibly due to an optical artefact. First report for Lizard Island.

Habitat. Coralline and muddy sand and sea grasses, in intertidal to subtidal depths.

Distribution. Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), Japan.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Polychaeta

Order

Phyllodocida

Family

Syllidae

Genus

Megasyllis

Loc

Megasyllis heterosetosa ( Hartmann-Schröder, 1991 )

Aguado, M. Teresa, Murray, Anna & Hutchings, Pat 2015
2015
Loc

Megasyllis heterosetosa

San 2008: 8
2008
Loc

Typosyllis (Typosyllis) heterosetosa

Schroder 1991: 30
1991
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