Parasphaerosyllis indica Monro, 1937

Aguado, M. Teresa, Murray, Anna & Hutchings, Pat, 2015, Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 35-60 : 49

Parasphaerosyllis indica Monro, 1937

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Parasphaerosyllis indica Monro, 1937: 273 , text-fig. 8.

Parasphaerosyllis indica .— Westheide 1974: 64, figs 27–29; San Martín et al. 2008a: 146 –147, figs 19E–F, 22A–E, 24A–B.

Material examined. AM W.44422, MI QLD 2371; AM W.43851, MI QLD 2331 (2); AM W.43861, MI QLD 2329.

Remarks. Antennae longer than those described by San Martín et al. (2008). Anal papilla inflated, similar to spherical dorsal cirri ( Fig. 5 F). It was reported from Queensland but may represent a complex of species. First report for Lizard Island.

Habitat. Dead coral and algae, in intertidal to shallow waters.

Distribution. Circum-tropical to temperate waters, Australia (Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria).

Figures

FIGURE 5. A. Exogone africana AM W. 45201, dorsal view; B. Prosphaerosyllis longipapillata AM W. 45202, dorsal view; C. Paraopisthosyllis phyllocirra AM W. 44771, dorsal view; D. Megasyllis heterosetosa AM W. 44780, dorsal view; E. Megasyllis heterosetosa under fluorescent green light, dorsal view; F. P arasphaerosyllis indica AM W. 44422, pygidium, dorsal view. Scale bars: F = 50 µm.