Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Author
Aguado, M. Teresa
Author
Murray, Anna
Author
Hutchings, Pat
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Zootaxa
2015
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.5
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Opisthosyllis viridis
Langerhans, 1879
Opisthosyllis viridis
.—
Imajima 1966b
: 224
, fig. 39;
Lee & Rho 1994
: 135
, fig. 3;
San Martín
et al
. 2008b
: 35
–39, figs 26E, F, 27A–G, 28A–F, 29A, B.
Material examined.
AM W.45002, MI QLD 2424; AM W.44732, MI QLD 2400.
Remarks.
Opisthosyllis viridis
may represent a complex of species. Specimens from
Japan
,
Korea
and
Australia
(
Imajima 1966b
;
Lee & Rho 1994
;
San Martín
et al
. 2008b
) have posterior chaetae with a minute proximal tooth, gradually becoming almost unidentate. However, specimens from
Cabo Verde
and Canary Islands (López & San Martín 1994; Núñez
et al
. 1992) maintain bidentate blades along the whole body length. Additionally, specimens from the Pacific have longer dorsal cirri and posteriorly chaetal shafts become wider. However, the
type
specimens from Madeira are lost. It was previously reported from Lizard Island by
San Martín
et al
. (2008b)
.
Habitat.
Dead coral, sea grasses, rubble sediment and algae, in intertidal to shallow waters.
Distribution.
Japan
,
Korea
,
Australia
(Western
Australia
, Queensland, New South
Wales
).