Aspidosiphon ( Aspidosiphon ) muelleri muelleri : PancucciPapadopoulou et al . 1999: 92
Saiz Salinas 1984 : 177
Saiz Salinas 1986 : 9
Saiz Salinas 1993b : 135
Cutler 1994 : 218
WesenbergLund 1957 : 197
Stephen 1958 : 133
Sipunculans from the coast of northern Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea)
Açik, S.
Murina, G. V.
Çinar, M. E.
Ergen, Z.
Zootaxa
2005
1077
1
23
7R6YR
Diesing, 1851
Diesing
1851
[264,1010,1004,1030]
Phascolosomatidea
Aspidosiphonidae
Aspidosiphon
Animalia
Aspidosiphoniformes
8
9
Sipuncula
subSpecies
muelleri
Aspidosiphon
muelleri
Aspidosiphon( Aspidosiphon) muelleri muelleri: PancucciPapadopoulou et al. 1999: 92–93, fig. 35. Aspidosiphon( Aspidosiphon) muelleri: Saiz Salinas 1984: 177–178, fig. 2; Saiz Salinas 1986: 9–11, fig. 1; Saiz Salinas 1993b: 135–140, figs 72–74, 92c–d; Cutler 1994: 218–220, figs 55e, 57a, 58a, 60b–d. Aspidosiphon muelleri: WesenbergLund 1957: 197–198; Stephen 1958: 133–134; Stephen & E dmonds 1972: 231–233, figs 26a–d; Murina & Zavodnik 1985/1986: 29–31, fig. 3.
Material examined: ESFM– SIP/97–6, T4, trawl, start: 35°22.9' N– 33°41.0' E, finish: 35°22.4' N– 33°39.3' E, 12 May 1997, 38– 45 m, on sandy mud with Halophila stipulacea(Forsskål) Aschersonand Caulerpa racemosa(Forsskål) J. Agardh, 1 specimen; E SFM– SIP/97–9, T8, trawl, start: 35°40.9' N– 34°35.4' E, finish: 35°40.6' N– 34°35.9' E, 16 May 1997, 27– 45 m, on sand and Posidonia oceanica, 4 specimens[one individual within a shell of Rissoa violaceaDesmarest 1814, one individual within a tube of Vermiliopsis infundibulum(Gmelin 1788)]; ESFM– SIP/97–8, D1, dredge, 35°22.5' N– 33°05.2' E, 10 May 1997, 50 m, on hard substratum, 1 specimen; ESFM– SIP/97–5, D3, dredge, 35°20.7' N– 33°28.3' E, 12 May 1997, 35 m, on P. oceanica, 2 specimens; E SFM– SIP/97–7, D4, dredge, 35°37.8' N– 34°21.1' E, 15 May 1997, 35 m, on P. oceanica, 1 specimen; ESFM– SIP/98–19, D15, dredge, 35°33.8' N– 34°13.0' E, 16 July 1998, 32 m, P. oceanica, 1 specimen; ESFM– SIP/98–16, D17, dredge, 35°08.7' N– 34°00.1' E, 18 July 1998, 120 m, mud, 1 specimen; ESFM– SIP/98–14, K1, Guzelyurt Bay, 14 July 1998, 5 m, on P. oceanica, 8 specimens; ESFM– SIP/98–18, K3, Karpas Cape, 18 July 1998, 10 m, on P. o c e a n i c a, 2 specimens; ESFM– SIP/98–17, K4, Gazi Magosa Bay, 18 July 1998, 4 m, on P. oceanica, 2 specimens; ESFM– SIP/98–15, K5, Carpas Cape, 19 July 1998, 7 m, on P. oceanica, 1 specimen; ESFM– SIP/98–10, K5, Carpas Cape, 19 July 1998, 0–2 m, on rocks, 1 specimen; ESFM– SIP/98–11, K8, Limanbasi Cape, 20 July 1998, 3 m, on Cystoseira crinita, 8 specimens; ESFM– SIP/98–8, K8, Limanbasi Cape, 20 July 1998, 0–5 m, on rocks, 7 specimens; ESFM– SIP/98–13, K9, Girne, 21 July 1998, 2 m, on rocks, 1 specimen; ESFM– SIP/98–12, K10, Malazgirt, 21 July 1998, 2 m, on rocks, 4 specimens; E SFM– SIP/98–9, K11, Kormakiti Cape, 21 July 1998, 0–15 m, P. oceanica, 5 specimens.
Remarks:Body wall thin, semitransparent. Trunk 1.4–13.6 mmlong, 0.6–3.1 mmwide. Introvert 0.7–11.9 mmlong, 0.3–1.3 mmwide. Trunk 1.1–2 times introvert length. Longitudinal musculature continuous. Anterior and posterior shields brownblack in colour. Anterior shield semielliptical with longitudinally arranged grooves. Caudal shield disclike with radiating grooves. Longitudinal muscle layer continuous. Nephridiopores located at level of anus. Spinelike papillae scattered on introvert, tending to decrease towards anterior part of introvert; 13–30 µm long. Hooks arranged in rings. Introvert with 30–100 rings. One specimen bearing a pair of black eye spots and 120 rings of hooks on introvert. Bidentate hooks mainly on distal part of introvert; 10–38 µm tall, 15–45 µm thick at base. Unidentate hooks located mostly on posterior part of introvert; 13–35 µm long, 11–40 µm wide. Longitudinal grooves on anal shield numbering 10–22. Radiale grooves on caudal shield numbering 15–19. Some specimens with eggs in coelomic cavity; elliptical; longer axis 63–120 µm in diameter, smaller axis 60–95 µm in diameter.
Distribution:Common in the northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean ( Cutler & Cutler 1989). Depth range: 0–1470 m( Saiz Salinas 1986; Saiz Salinas & Villafranca Urchegui 1988).