Trypanobia depressa (Augener, 1913)

(Figs 9, 10)

Haplosyllis depressa Augener, 1913: 216, pl. 3, figs 29, 30, text-figs 27a, b.

Trypanosyllis (Trypanobia) depressa .— Imajima 1966b: 242, figs 46 a–f; 2003: 160; San Martín et al. 2008b: 43 –45, fig. 5.

Material examined. AM W.41259 (3, 1 on SEM stub), Lizard Island, High Rock, 14°49'27"S, 145°33'10"E, red sponge, 10 m, 11 Sep 2010, CReefs; AM W.41535, same.

GenBank COI accession number: KR364801.

Remarks. The colour pattern could not be checked since fresh material was not collected during the 2013 Lizard Island Polychaete Workshop, and preserved specimens collected in 2010 had lost pigmentation (Figs 9 C– D). Dorsum with series of small longitudinal crests on each segment (Fig. 10 A), without papillae and cilia. Simple chaetae as described by Imajima (1966) and San Martín et al. (2008b) (Figs 9 A–B, 10B–E). First report for Queensland.

Habitat. On red sponges, in subtidal depths.

Distribution. Australia (Western Australia, Queensland), Japan.