Websterinereis foli ( Fauvel, 1930 )

Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 207-239 : 234-235

Websterinereis foli ( Fauvel, 1930)

( Fig. 6 B, C)

Leptonereis foli Fauvel, 1930: 520 , fig. 3.

Websterinereis foli .— Pettibone 1971: 23 –25, figs 10, 11. Nicon sp.— Martens et al. 1995: 17, figs 20–24.

Material examined. AM: W.47558, MI QLD 2352 (1); W.47564, MI QLD 2354 (3); W.45315-T, MI QLD 2410 (1); W.45140-T, MI QLD 2435 (2). NTM: W22499-T (1), off Casuarina Beach , 14°40.82'S 145°26.67'E, coll. P. Brock & N. Bruce, 15 Apr 2008; W22524 (1), between Casuarina Beach & Palfrey Island, 14°40.92'S 145°26.83'E, coll. C. Glasby, 6 Apr 2008; W22533 (1), lagoon entrance, 14°41.34'S 145°28.2'E, coll. M. Blazewicz & N. Bruce, 11 Apr 2008; W22534 (1), North Point, 14°38.73'S 145°27.2'E, coll. C. Watson, N. Bruce & P. Bock, 12 Apr 2008; W22535-T (1), SW of Palfrey Island, 14°41.65'S 145°26.49'E, coll. C. Glasby & C. Watson, 0 8 Apr 2008; W22620-T (1), Day Reef, 14°28.27'S 145°37.78'E, coll. M. Blazewicz-Paskowycz, 13 Feb 2009; W22621-T (1), Yonge Reef (inside) Outer Barrier, 14°21.76'S 145°22.33'E, coll. C. Watson, 18 Feb 2009; W22626-T (1), Day Reef, 14°28.27'S 145°37.78'E, coll. M. Blazewicz-Paskowycz; 13 Feb 2009; W22703 (1), Yonge Reef (inside) Outer Barrier, 14°21.76'S 145°22.33'E, coll. C. Watson, 18 Feb 2009; W22755 (1), North Direction Island, 14°44.81'S 145°30.3'E, coll. C. Watson, 24 Feb 2009; W23896 (1), North Point, 14°38.67'S 145°27.276'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 31 Aug 2010; W23908 (1), MacGillivray Reef, 14°38.85'S 145°29.2739'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 3 Sep 2010; W23909 (1), Loomis Beach, 14°41.0298'S 145°27.024'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 7 Sep 2010; W23913 (1), Turtle Beach, 14°39.1392'S 145°27.072'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 30 Aug 2010; W23915 (1), north end of Mrs Watsons Bay, 14°39.3156'S 145°26.788'E, CReefs Lizard 0 9 Team, 6 Feb 2009; W23917 (1), Ghost Beach, 14°41.9952'S 145°27.096'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 28 Aug 2010; W23945 (1), Mrs Watson's Bay, 14°39.4332'S 145°27.042'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 27 Aug 2010; W23954 (1), Bommie Bay, 14°39.5898'S 145°28.272'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 9 Sep 2010; W23985 (1), Lizard Island, 14°16.2954'S 145°18.0929'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 25 Feb 2009; W24000 (1), MacGillivray Reef (mooring), 14°38.9442'S 145°29.2139'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 10 Team, 12 Sep 2010.

Remarks. The present specimens fit well the type description. Websterinereis foli resembles Leonnates nipponicus in pigmentation pattern and presence of papillae on the oral ring of the pharynx ( Fig. 6 B, C). It differs in that it is a very small, slender species, and lacks paragnaths on the maxillary ring.

Habitat. Back reef, lagoon patch reef, fore reef and reef slope; coral rubble and Halimeda , 2– 10 m.

Type locality. Ile de Pins, New Caledonia.

Distribution. Indo-Pacific, coral reefs only. First record for Lizard Island.

Figures

FIGURE 6. A. Solomononereis ‘ silver _ gut _ NTM W 18461 ’ AM W. 43849, alive, dorsal view; B. Websterinereis foli NTM W 22621, preserved, antero-dorsal view, pharynx everted; C. W. foli NTM W 22621, preserved, antero-ventral view, pharynx everted; D. Nereididae, undetermined, alive, mature male, dorsal view. Photo: Alexander Semenov (A, D). Approximate body widths: A: 1.0 mm; B, C: 0.5 mm; D: unknown.