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San Martín, G.; Hutchings Pat, A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from Australia. Part. 2. Genera Inermosyllis, Megasyllis n. gen., Opisthosyllis, and Trypanosyllis. Zootaxa 1840: 1-53
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Large collections of Australian Syllidae (Polychaeta) from the Australian Museum (Sydney) have been examined and identified, together with material from the Hamburgische Zoologische Museum der Universität (Hamburg, Germany), as well as some specimens from other museums. All known Australian species of the subfamily Syllinae belonging to Inermosyllis San Martín, 2003 (1 species), Megasyllis n. gen. (3 species), Opisthosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (5 species), and Trypanosyllis Claparède, 1864 (2 species), are described and figured. The Scanning Electron Microscope was used to illustrate relevant taxonomic characters and reproduction methods in these genera. Inermosyllis pseudohaploides is described as a new species. Megasyllis is described as a new genus, including M. corruscans (Haswell, 1885) and M. heterosetosa (Hartmann-Schöder, 1991) from Australia, and M. inflata (Marenzeller, 1879) from Japan and Australia; the species M. multiannulata (Aguado, San Martín & Nishi, in press) from Japan is also referred to this genus. The genus Inermosyllis is reported for the first time from Australia, as well as the species Opisthosyllis longicirrata Monro, 1939 and Trypanosyllis aeolis Langerhans, 1879.
Australia
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Dentatisyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879) accepted as Megasyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879) (new combination reference)
Eusyllis brevicirrata Knox & Cameron, 1971 accepted as Megasyllis corruscans (Haswell, 1886) (source of synonymy)
Inermosyllis pseudohaploides San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008 (original description)
Megasyllis San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008 (original description)
Megasyllis corruscans (Haswell, 1886) (new combination reference)
Megasyllis heterosetosa (Hartmann-Schröder, 1991) (new combination reference)
Megasyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879) (new combination reference)
Opisthosyllis brunnea Langerhans, 1879 (additional source)
Opisthosyllis japonica Imajima, 1966 (additional source)
Opisthosyllis longicirrata Monro, 1939 (additional source)
Opisthosyllis papillosa Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 accepted as Opisthosyllis viridis Langerhans, 1879 (source of synonymy)
Opisthosyllis simpliseta Hartmann-Schröder, 1981 (additional source)
Opisthosyllis viridis Langerhans, 1879 (additional source)
Syllis corruscans Haswell, 1886 accepted as Megasyllis corruscans (Haswell, 1886) (source of synonymy)
Syllis inflata Marenzeller, 1879 accepted as Megasyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879) (new combination reference)
Trypanosyllis aeolis Langerhans, 1879 (additional source)
Trypanosyllis zebra (Grube, 1860) (additional source)
Typosyllis (Typosyllis) heterosetosa Hartmann-Schröder, 1991 accepted as Megasyllis heterosetosa (Hartmann-Schröder, 1991) (new combination reference)
Holotype AM W31384, geounit Australia, identified as Inermosyllis pseudohaploides San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008
Paratype AM W31386, geounit Australia, identified as Inermosyllis pseudohaploides San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008
 Depth range

Intertidal to about 27.8 m.  [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal to shallow depths.  [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal to 9 m. [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal to shallow depths.  [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal and shallow depths.  [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal and shallow depths.  [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal and shallow depths (5 m).  [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal and shallow waters.  [details]

 Depth range

The type material was stated as having been collected on corals at 'greater depths' (aus grösserer Tiefe von ... [details]

 Depth range

Intertidal to 50 m.  [details]

 Distribution

Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory).  [details]

 Distribution

Australia (Queensland; New South wales); Japan.  [details]

 Distribution

Japan (Sagami Bay) and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia).  [details]

 Distribution

Circum-tropical. Madeira Island to the Mediterranean Sea. Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia).  [details]

 Distribution

Central and Southern Japan; Australia (Western Australia).  [details]

 Distribution

Indo-Pacific, Tahiti, Maldive Archipelago, Red Sea to Suez, Japan, Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia). [details]

 Distribution

Australia: Western Australia (Cervantes and Beacon Island).  [details]

 Distribution

Circum-tropical. Madeira Island. Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia). Japan. Korea. [details]

 Distribution

Cosmopolitan. North Eastern Atlantic (Madeira, Canary Islands), Mediterranean Sea, Australia (New South Wales). ... [details]

 Distribution

Cosmopolitan in temperate and tropical seas. Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). Also known from seamounts and ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the Greek words pseudo, meaning false, and haplos, meaning simple, and refers ... [details]

 Etymology

The name of the genus derives from the Greek word mega-, meaning "large", "great", and the genotype of the family ... [details]

 Habitat

Amongst dead corals, coral rubble and algae. [details]

 Habitat

Sediments (sand, mud), algae.  [details]

 Habitat

Under rocks, among seagrasses, algae, clay and silty clay.  [details]

 Habitat

Among dead corals, algae, sponges and other biological concretions.  [details]

 Habitat

Sand, algae, coralline concretions, ascidians.  [details]

 Habitat

Among dead corals and algae.  [details]

 Habitat

Among seagrasses and dead corals.  [details]

 Habitat

Among dead corals, seagrasses, algae, rubble and sediment, intertidal to shallow water depths.  [details]

 Habitat

Type material collected on corals. Among sediments, algae, seagrasses, calcareous concretions, dead corals, and ... [details]

 Habitat

Common in all substrates, including algae, calcareous concretions, sponges, dead corals, bryozoans, hydroids, ... [details]

 Type locality

Australia, Western Australia: Exmouth Gulf, Bundegi Reef, N end of beach (21º49'S, 114º11'E).  [details]

 Type material

The type material is lost.  [details]