Micronereis bansei (Hartmann-Schröder 1979) Hartmann-Schroder 1979
- Dataset
- Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Annelida
- class
- Polychaeta
- order
- Phyllodocida
- family
- Nereididae
- genus
- Micronereis
- species
- Micronereis bansei
discussion
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.
distribution
Distribution. Suez Canal and northern Australia, south to Sydney on the east coast.
materials_examined
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.
materials_examined
Type locality. Gantheaume Point, Broome, Western Australia.