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Eusyllis assimilis Marenzeller 1875

Description

Eusyllis assimilis Marenzeller, 1875

Eusyllis assimilis Marenzeller, 1875: 158.— San Martín, 2003: 114 –117, figs 52, 53.— San Martín & Hutchings, 2006: 273, figs 10a–j, 11a–e, 12a–c.

Material examined. 1 spec. ZMA V.Pol. 5254, Indonesia, NE coast of Sumba, 09°57'S 120°48'E, sandy bottom with sponges & gorgonians, 50 m, 1.2 m Agassiz trawl, Snellius II, Sta. 4.068, 16 Sept. 1984; 1 spec. AM W28942, Australia, New South Wales, SW side of South Solitary Is. 30° 12'S 153° 16'E, coral rubble, 18 m, 24 Jun. 1992; several spec. AM W28941, Western Australia, Red Bluff, Kalbarri, 27° 42'S 114° 09'E, mixed coralline algae on rocky shore, 3.5 m, 10 Jan. 1984. (Material from Australia identified by San Martín & Hutchings, 2006).

Remarks. The specimen agrees well with the previous descriptions and with material from Australia. The species was originally described from the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea), however, it was later found in different localities of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, and recently in the Indian Ocean (Australia).

Distribution. North Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, North Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean (New Zealand, Australia), Indian Ocean (Australia), Indonesia.

Other

Published as part of Aguado, Teresa, Martín, Guillermo San & Ten, Harry A., 2008, Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Indonesia collected by the Siboga (1899 – 1900) and Snellius II (1984) expeditions, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 1673 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180233

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Syllidae
Genus
Eusyllis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Phyllodocida
Phylum
Annelida
Scientific name authorship
Marenzeller
Species
assimilis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Eusyllis assimilis Marenzeller, 1875 sec. Aguado, Martín & Ten, 2008

References

  • Marenzeller, E. (1875) Zur Kenntnis der adriatischen Anneliden. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenchaftliche Klasse. Abteilung I: Mineralogie, Biologie, Erdkunde, 69, 407 - 482.
  • San Martin, G. (2003) Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. In: Ramos, M. A. et al. (Eds.), Fauna Iberica, vol. 21. 554 pp. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC. Madrid.
  • San Martin, G. & Hutchings, P. (2006) Eusyllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from Australia with the description of a new genus and fifteen new species. Records of the Australian Museum, 58, 257 - 370.