Micronereis bansei Hartmann-Schroder 1979

Micronereis bansei (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979) (Fig. 2 D) Quadricirra bansei Hartmann-Schröder, 1979: 121 –122: figs 227–237. Micronereis bansei.— Paxton 1983: 11 –12, figs 1, 14– 27. Material examined. AM: W. 17179–17188 (several), Lizard Island, 100 m off eastern end of Mangrove Beach, 14 ° 40.2 ’S...

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Main Author: Glasby, Christopher J.
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Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/4772714
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4772714
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Summary:Micronereis bansei (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979) (Fig. 2 D) Quadricirra bansei Hartmann-Schröder, 1979: 121 –122: figs 227–237. Micronereis bansei.— Paxton 1983: 11 –12, figs 1, 14– 27. Material examined. AM: W. 17179–17188 (several), Lizard Island, 100 m off eastern end of Mangrove Beach, 14 ° 40.2 ’S 145 ° 28.2 ’E, 3 m, coll. A.R. Jones & C.J. Short, 1978; W. 17189 (1), Lizard Island, 1.6 km south-west of Eagle Island, 14 ° 40.2 ’S 145 ° 28.2 ’E, 7.6 m, coll. J. Young & P. Terrill, 1978. NTM: W 22614 -T (1), Linnet Reef, 14 ° 46.83 'S 145 ° 20.96 'E, coll. M. Blazewicz-Paskowycz, 23 Feb 2009; W 22659 (1), Hicks Reef Outer Barrier, 14 ° 28.83 'S 145 ° 29.23 'E, coll. C. Watson & K. Mills, 14 Feb 2009; W 22663 (1), MacGillivray Reef, 14 ° 39.4 'S 145 ° 29.68 'E, coll. C. Watson & M. Timmers, 21 Feb 2009; W 23165 -T (1), Hicks Reef Outer Barrier, 14 ° 28.83 'S 145 ° 29.23 'E, coll. C. Watson & K. Mills, 14 Feb 2009. Remarks. The present specimens are juveniles with up to 12 chaetigers (Fig. 2 D); 20–22 chaetigers are characteristic of adults of the species according to Paxton (1983), who previously reported the species from Lizard Island. This species was not collected in the August 2013 survey. Habitat. Fore reef, sand, 2– 18 m. Type locality. Gantheaume Point, Broome, Western Australia. Distribution. Suez Canal and northern Australia, south to Sydney on the east coast. Published as part of Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, pp. 207-239 in Zootaxa 4019 (1) on pages 215-217, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.11, http://zenodo.org/record/232453