Micronereis bansei ( Hartmann-Schröder, 1979 ), Hartmann-Schroder, 1979

Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 207-239 : 215-217

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.11
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4772714
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scientific name	Micronereis bansei ( Hartmann-Schröder, 1979 )
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Micronereis bansei ( Hartmann-Schröder, 1979) View in CoL

( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2. A D)

Quadricirra bansei Hartmann-Schröder, 1979: 121 View in CoL –122: figs 227–237. Micronereis bansei View in CoL .— Paxton 1983: 11 –12, figs 1, 14–27.

Material examined. AM: W.17179–17188 (several), Lizard Island, 100 m off eastern end of Mangrove Beach, 14°40.2’S 145° 28.2’E, 3 m, coll. A.R. Jones & C.J. Short, 1978; W.17189 (1), Lizard Island, 1.6 km south-west of Eagle Island, 14°40.2’S 145°28.2’E, 7.6 m, coll. J. Young & P. Terrill, 1978. NTM: W22614-T (1), Linnet Reef, 14°46.83'S 145°20.96'E, coll. M. Blazewicz-Paskowycz, 23 Feb 2009; W22659 (1), Hicks Reef Outer Barrier, 14°28.83'S 145°29.23'E, coll. C. Watson & K. Mills, 14 Feb 2009; W22663 (1), MacGillivray Reef, 14°39.4'S 145°29.68'E, coll. C. Watson & M. Timmers, 21 Feb 2009; W23165-T (1), Hicks Reef Outer Barrier, 14°28.83'S 145°29.23'E, coll. C. Watson & K. Mills, 14 Feb 2009.

Remarks. The present specimens are juveniles with up to 12 chaetigers ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2. A D); 20–22 chaetigers are characteristic of adults of the species according to Paxton (1983), who previously reported the species from Lizard Island. This species was not collected in the August 2013 survey.

Habitat. Fore reef, sand, 2– 18 m.

Type locality. Gantheaume Point, Broome, Western Australia.

Distribution. Suez Canal and northern Australia, south to Sydney on the east coast.