Paleanotus adornatus, Watson, Charlotte, 2015

Watson, Charlotte, 2015, Seven new species of Paleanotus (Annelida: Chrysopetalidae) described from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, and coral reefs of northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific: two cryptic species pairs revealed between western Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 707-732 : 714

Paleanotus adornatus n. sp.

( Figs 1 D; 3A −G)

Type material. Holotype: NTM W.23677, Western Pacific Ocean, Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, MacGillivray Reef, 14º39.41’S, 145º29.68’E, CReefs, LI-09-034, coral rubble, 2−12 m, coll. C. Watson, Feb 2009, (27E, L: 3.0 mm, W: 0.75 mm). Paratypes: NTM W.25634, same locality, (4, NE).

Other material examined. NTM W.23451, MacGillivray Reef, 14º26.87’S, 145º29.95’E, CReefs, LI-10-028, rubble, 24 m, coll. M. Capa, Aug 2010, (1NE); NTM W.23687, Day Reef, 14º28.33’S, 145º 31.41’E, CReefs, LI- 10-074, clean coralline rubble, 5−10 m, coll. C. Buxton, Sep 2010, (6); NTM W.25635, Day Reef, 14º26.87’S, 145º29.95’E, CReefs, LI-09-048, rubble, 30 m, coll. CReefs, Feb 2009, (1); NTM W.23689, Yonge Reef, north front, 14º34.38’S, 145º 31.13’E, CReefs, LI-10-126, coarse sand, 25 m, coll. C. Buxton, Sep 2010, (1, 35E, L: 3.5 mm, W: 0.7 mm); AM W.47532, Lizard Island, Stn. 76 B-06.15.2, coral block study, coll. P. Hutchings, 1976, (1NE); NMV F.214513, Coral Sea, wreck of HMS Pandora , 11°21.25’S, 143°59.17’E, Stn. NQ 18, 1982, (1E); AM W.23349, North West Ruby Reef, 15º44’S, 145º47’E, rubble from bommie, 9−14 m, coll. I. Loch, Dec 1984, (1, 19E); NTM W.25636, Flora Reef, 16º45’S, 147º43’E, fine rubble, 42 m, coll. C. Buxton, Oct 2010, (1, 13NE, W: 0.7 mm); NTM W.25633, Heron Island, Harrys Bommie, 23º27.62’S, 151º55.77’E, CReefs, HI-10-051, sand & rubble, 12−16 m, coll. C. Buxton, Nov 2010, (2); NTM W.23463, CReefs, HI-10-020A, rubble, coll. C. Buxton, Nov 2010, (1, 19NE, L: 1.00 mm, W: 0.5 mm); NTM W.23191, Heron Channel, Sykes Reef, 23º25.94’S, 151º2.02’E, CReefs, HI-09-018, Nov 2009, (1NE); NTM W.23660, Heron Channel, CReefs, HI-10-055, 23º26.98’S, 151º54.75’E, sand, 30 m, coll. C. Buxton, Nov 2010, (4, NE); NTM W.3021, Arafura Sea, NT, Darwin, Channel Island, Halimeda , LWS, Oct 1985, coll. P. Alderslade, (1, 22E, L: 3.4 mm, W: 0.66 mm); NTM W.13179, Channel Island, under bridge 0.1 m, Halimeda & coral rubble, coll. C. Watson, Dec 1986, (1, 25E, L: 2.1 mm, W: 0.74 mm); AM W.23709, WA, Kimberley, Adele Island, 15º31.7’S, 123º11.61’E, Stn.3 K09, subtidal, 14 Oct 2009, coll. WAM & Woodside Kimberley Survey, (fragments); AM W.47531, Angel Island, Dampier, Stn. WA639, coll. P. Hutchings & L. Avery, 4 Aug 2000, (1, 18NE); NTM W.23725, Outside Channel South, Ningaloo Reef, 22º42.33’S, 113º37’E, CReefs, NR-10-008, 18 m, May 2010, (1, 17NE); NTM W.23187, Ningaloo Reef, off northern passage near Tantabiddi, 21º51.15’S, 113º2.04’E, CReefs, NR13B, coll. N. Bruce, June 2008, (1NE); NTM W.25643, Western Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Luzon, Batangas Bay, Sombrero Island, coral blocks, 17 m, coll. G. San Martin, Dec 2010, (1NE, ovigerous female); CAS 189079, Maricaban Island, Bethelhem, 13º67’N, 120º.84’E, 21 m, coll. C. Piotrowski, May 2011, (1NE); NTM W.25642, Eastern Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea, Thailand, West Ko Similan, 8º38’N, 97º38’E, from live Montipora corals, coll. A. Nateewathana, 15 Feb 1981, (1, 33E, L: 3.4 mm, W: 0.6 mm).

Figures

FIGURE 1. A. Paleanotus generalized notochaetal fan; B. Main paleae sculptural detail. C – I: Comparative micropics of main palea in Paleanotus new species. C. Paleanotus inornatus n. sp., NTM W. 23684; D. P. adornatus n. sp., NTM. W. 23660; E. P. acquifolia n. sp., NTM W. 23440; F. P. latifolia n. sp., NTM. W. 23710; G. P. silus n. sp., NTM. W. 23731; H. P. silopsis n. sp., NTM W. 23186; I. P. chrysos n. sp., NTM. W. 25641. Abbreviations: b. l = ‘ broken line’sculpture, c = cilia, gl = gland, h. s = horizontal striae, la = lateral paleae, ma = main paleae, me = median paleae, r. r = raised rib, su 1 = sub-unit 1 palea.