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Marks, S; Hocknull, S. (2006). New species of Loandalia (Polychaeta: Pilargidae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa. 1119: 59-68.
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Marks, S; Hocknull, S.
2006
New species of <i>Loandalia</i> (Polychaeta: Pilargidae) from Queensland, Australia
Zootaxa
1119: 59-68
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
Two new species of Loandalia are described from Queensland, Australia. Loandalia fredrayorum sp. nov. is described from Moreton Bay, south eastern Queensland and is distinguished from all other species of Loandalia by the presence of singular palpostyles; uniramous parapodia at chaetiger 1; an emergent notopodial spine at chaetiger 9; neurochaetae numbering 20-24; ventral cirri begin on chaetiger 7 and the pygidium with two lateral papillae-like anal cirri. Loandalia gladstonensis sp. nov. is described from Gladstone Harbour, central eastern Queensland and is distinguished from all other species of Loandalia by the presence of bifid palpostyles; chaetiger 1 uniramous with remaining chaetigers biramous; an emergent notopodial spine from chaetiger 7-8; ventral cirri present from chaetiger 5 and neurochaetae numbering 5-6.
Australia
Systematics, Taxonomy
Loandalia fredrayorum Marks & Hocknull, 2006 accepted as Hermundura fredrayorum (Marks & Hocknull, 2006) (original description)
Loandalia gladstonensis Marks & Hocknull, 2006 accepted as Hermundura gladstonensis (Marks & Hocknull, 2006) (original description)
Holotype QM 222948, geounit Australia, identified as Loandalia gladstonensis Marks & Hocknull, 2006
Paratype QM 222949, geounit Australia, identified as Loandalia gladstonensis Marks & Hocknull, 2006 Paratype QM 222950, geounit Australia, identified as Loandalia gladstonensis Marks & Hocknull, 2006 Paratype QM 222951, geounit Australia, identified as Loandalia gladstonensis Marks & Hocknull, 2006 Paratype QM 222952, geounit Australia, identified as Loandalia gladstonensis Marks & Hocknull, 2006 Paratype QM 222953, geounit Australia, identified as Loandalia gladstonensis Marks & Hocknull, 2006 Holotype QM G223179, geounit Australia, identified as Loandalia fredrayorum Marks & Hocknull, 2006 Paratype QM G223180, geounit Australia, identified as Loandalia fredrayorum Marks & Hocknull, 2006 Distribution Pacific Ocean: Moreton Bay (Queensland, Australia). [details] Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gladstone Harbour (Queensland, Australia). [details] Etymology The species is named fredrayorum after Fredrick Marks and Raymond Fitzgerald. [details] Etymology The specific epithet gladstonensis refers to the type locality of the species, Gladstone Harbour (Queensland, ... [details] Habitat Submerged sandbank, subtidal depths. [details] Type locality Pacific Ocean, Australia, Queensland, Moreton Bay, Middle Banks (27º12'S, 153º19'E), between 3-11 m, submerged ... [details] Type locality Pacific Ocean, Australia, Queensland, Gladstone Harbour (23º57.976'S, 151º20.908''E), between 0-5 m, on sand or ... [details] |