Salmacina

Kupriyanova, Elena K., Sun, Yanan, Ten Hove, Harry A., Wong, Eunice & Rouse, Greg W., 2015, Serpulidae (Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 275-353 : 310-311

Salmacina spec .

( Fig. 17 B, C)

Material examined. AM W.44544, MI QLD 2399; AM W.47347 (many), Bird Islet, front reef, 14°41'48"S, 145°27'54"E, coral rubble, 3 m, coll. C. Watson, 8 Feb 2009; AM W. 47460 (10), stn.G237, Patch Reef near Palfrey Island, 6 m, coll. G. Rouse & E. Kupriyanova, 30 Oct 2005.

Diagnosis. Forming open aggregates consisting of large numbers of tiny (0.2–0.35 mm diameter), whitish tubes, circular in cross-section ( Fig. 17 C); granular overlay absent. Operculum and pseudoperculum absent. Asexual reproduction common ( Fig. 17 B).

Figures

FIGURE 17. A. Rhodopsis pusilla, fixed specimen removed from its tube, AM W. 202470; B. Salmacina sp., live asexually reproducing specimens, stn. G 237, AM W. 47460; C. Pseudo-colony of tubes of Salmacina sp., AM W. 47347. Photo: A, C – E. Wong, B – G. Rouse. Scale bars: A – B = 0.1 mm, C = 1 mm.