Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata

Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phyllodocida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Palpata Ordo: Aciculata Subordo: Phyllodocida

Familia: Sphaerodoridae
Genus: Sphaerodoropsis
Species: Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata

Name

Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata Capa & Bakken, 2015

Holotype: NMV F.69689.

Type locality: 15.5 km SW of Pt Ricardo, Eastern Bass Strait, 37° 53' 08 S, 148° 28' 56 E, 45 m, Feb 1991, medium sand.

Paratypes:

• NMV F.69687 (1 spec. for SEM), 15.5 km SW of Pt Ricardo, Eastern Bass Strait, 37° 53' 08 S, 148° 28' 56 E, 45 m, Feb 1991, medium sand;
• NMV F.69688 (1 spec.), 15.5 km SW of Pt Ricardo, Eastern Bass Strait, 37° 53' 08 S, 148° 28' 56 E, 45 m, 4 Jun 1991, medium sand;
• NMV F.69686 (1 spec. for SEM), 15.5 km SW of Pt Ricardo, Eastern Bass Strait, 37° 53' 08 S, 148° 28' 56 E, 45 m, 4 Jun 1991, medium sand;
• NMV F.63844 (1 spec.), 15.5 km SW of Pt Ricardo, Eastern Bass Strait, 37° 53' 10 S, 148° 28' 57 E, 45 m, 26 Sep 1990, sand-shell;
• NMV F.132659 (1 spec.), 14 km SW of Marlo, Eastern Bass Strait, 37° 54' 00 S, 148° 25' 07 E, 26 m, 12 Aug 1989, sand-shell;
• NMV F.63845 (1 spec.), 3.2 km S of Cape Conran, Eastern Bass Strait, 37° 50' 37 S, 148° 43' 28 E, 49 m, 28 Sep 1990, sand-shell;
• NMV F.132902 (1 spec.), 43 km SE of Port Albert, Bass Strait, 38° 53' 42 S, 147° 06' 30 E, 58 m, 18 Nov 1981.

References

Primary references

• Capa, M. & Bakken, T. 2015. Revision of the Australian Sphaerodoridae (Annelida) including the description of four new species. Zootaxa 4000(2): 227–367. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4000.2.3 Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
  • [original description of Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata: p. 256–259; figs. 4Q–R, 5K, 13]

Links

• Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata.
• ION
• Species-ID

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