Sphaerodoropsis wilsoni Capa & Bakken, 2015

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Capa, Maria; Bakken, Torkild. Revision of the Australian Sphaerodoridae (Annelida) including the description of four new species. Zootaxa. 4000(2): 227-267 (2015).

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Annelida: class
Polychaeta: order
Phyllodocida: family
Sphaerodoridae: genus
Sphaerodoropsis: species
Sphaerodoropsis wilsoni

diagnosis

Diagnosis. Ellipsoid body with strongly convex dorsum. Four longitudinal rows of sessile and spherical dorsal macrotubercles and four transversal rows (with up to 38) of spherical papillae per segment. Distance between dorsal-most macrotubercles exceeds distance between those and lateral ones. Parapodia with digitiform acicular lobe, shorter ventral cirrus and a single rounded papilla on anterior end (often other two papillae, on anterior and posterior surfaces present). Four or six chaetae per parapodium with short blades (2 – 3 times longer than wide), serrated, with distal long spines; shaft with conspicuous spinulation.

etymology

Etymology. This species is dedicated to Robin Wilson, a generous college and good friend, for his contribution to polychaete systematics and continuous efforts of making taxonomic information available for all of us.

materials_examined

Material examined. Holotype: Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia. NMV F. 217161, 35 ° 06 ' 04 " S, 150 ° 44 ' 18 " E, 22. 4 m, 27 Jun 2008. Paratypes: NMV F. 166667 (6 specs), same sample. Additional material. New South Wales: AM W. 194299 (1 spec.), Murrays Basin, Jervis Bay, 35 ° 07 ' 30 " S, 150 ° 45 ' 30 " E, 17 Oct 1972, sand; AM W. 42741 (1 spec.), east of Malabar, 33 ° 59 ' 11 " S, 151 ° 17 ' 54 " E, 83.7 m, 18 Jan 1996; AM W. 42750 (2 specs), east of Malabar, 33 ° 58 ' 46 " S, 151 ° 17 ' 54 " E, 79.6 m, 19 Mar 1996. Victoria: NMV F. 131344 (1 spec.), Eastern Bass Strait, 38 ° 32 ' 15 " S, 146 ° 29 ' 24 " E, 40 m, 11 May 1998. South Australia: ZMH P. 18249 (1 spec. for SEM), Denial Bay, Ceduna, South Australia, Australia. 1,2 m, 30. Nov. 1975. Western Australia: AM W. 17728 (1 spec.), Horrocks, 28 ° 23 ' S, 114 ° 26 ' E, 17 Oct 1975, sandy reef platform with calcareous algae; AM W. 42676 (1 spec.), Two Peoples Bay, 2 km south-east of South Point, 34 ° 58 ' S, 118 ° 12 ' E, 10 m, 16 Dec 1983, dictyotalean algae. Comparative material. Sphaerodoropsis laevis Fauchald, 1974, holotype LACM-AHF POLY 0952; paratype LACM-AHF POLY 0953; Sphaerodoropsis martinae Desbruyères, 1980, holotype MNHN Type 1285.

materials_examined

Type locality. Jervis Bay, New South Wales (Fig. 15).

Name

Homonyms: Sphaerodoropsis wilsoni Capa & Bakken, 2015

Bibliographic References

Capa, Maria; Bakken, Torkild. (2015). Revision of the Australian Sphaerodoridae (Annelida) including the description of four new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4000(2): 227-267.