Perinereis helleri ( Grube, 1878 )

Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 207-239 : 226-227

Perinereis helleri ( Grube, 1878)

Nereis (Perinereis) helleri Grube, 1878: 81 –82.

Perinereis camiguina Grube, 1878: 87 , pl. 4, fig. 8.

Perinereis camiguina .— Augener 1922: 21 –23; Monro 1931:15 –16, fig. 9.

Perinereis helleri .— Monro 1931:14, fig. 8a–c; Hutchings et al. 1991, 254–255: fig. 9a–c; Pamungkas & Glasby 2015: 15 –17, fig. 6a, b.

Material examined. NTM: W22503-T (1), Off Casuarina Beach , 14°40.82'S, 145°26.67'E, coll. P. Brock & N. Bruce, 15 Apr 2008; W22544-T (1), between Casuarina Beach and Palfrey Island, 14°40.92'S, 145°26.83'E, coll. C. Glasby, 6 Apr 2008; W23898 (1), Day Reef, 14°28.3308'S, 145°31.41'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 5 Sep 2010.

Remarks. Specimens of this species were not collected in the August 2013 survey, and general low numbers collected in previous surveys suggest that the species is rare. The species was first reported from Lizard Island by Hutchings et al. (1991).

Habitat. Lagoon to reef slope, associated with patch reefs in lagoon.

Type locality. Bohol, Philippines.

Distribution. North, north-east and east Australia. Indo-west Pacific, Chile.