Branchiosyllis lanai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phyllodocida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Palpata Ordo: Aciculata Subordo: Phyllodocida

Familia: Syllidae
Subfamilia: Syllinae
Genus: Branchiosyllis
Species: Branchiosyllis lanai

Name

Branchiosyllis lanai Lira, et al., 2024

ZooBank: AE395F71-E6DD-4C76-A03F-4245643A9039

Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, state of Pernambuco, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Paiva Beach, associated with Cinachyrella apion (Uliczka, 1919), from intertidal reefs.

Holotype: MOUFPE-POL0001.

Paratypes: MOUFPE-POL0002–POL0004, MZUSP 5444–5445.

Etymology: named after Paulo da Cunha Lana.

References

Lira, A.L., Craveiro, N., Paresque, K., Fukuda, M.V., Rosa Filho, J.S. 2024. Ecological review of the Syllidae (Annelida) associated with sponges (Porifera), including the description of a new species from northeastern Brazil. Ocean and Coastal Research 72(suppl 1): e24039. DOI: 10.1590/2675-2824072.23117 . Reference page. [p. 4–10, figs. 2–5]

Links

Branchiosyllis lanai Lira, Craveiro, Paresque, Fukuda & Rosa Filho, 2024 in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on July 07, 2025