Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Species Balanoglossus carnosus (Willey, 1899)

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Species Balanoglossus carnosus (Willey, 1899)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Tropical and sub-tropical island and mainland shores, also Pigeon Is. and Matupi Is.—New Britain, Minikoi and Hulule—Maldives, Palau Is., Kei Is., Ambon—Indonesia, Misaki—Japan.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
  • New Caledonia

Oriental Region

  • Indonesia

Palaearctic Region

  • Japan
    • Kyushu

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, detritivore, filter-feeder, fossorial, littoral, marine, sandy mud bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

Deep burrows (30–60 cm) in muddy and also heavy volcanic sands, lower intertidal, produces large coiled surface casts, occasionally accompanied by Glossobalanus ruficollis (Willey).

 

General References

Björnberg, T.K.S. 1959. On Enteropneusta from Brazil. Boletim do Instituto Oceanografico, São Paulo 10: 1-104-19 pls 5 maps [41]

Burdon-Jones, C. 1998. Hemichordata. pp. 1-50 in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 34. Hemichordata, Tunicata, Cephalochordata. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia 298 pp. (BMNH also holds the Willey Collection from Pigeon Is., Blanche Bay BMNH 1901.11.14 (10-11specimens))

Maser, O. 1913. Über Balanoglossus carnosus (Willey) und eine ihm nahestehende, neue Art von Neucaledonien. Zoologische Jahrbucher. Abteilung für Anatomie 33: 361-429

Punnett, R.C. 1903. The Enteropneusta. (pp. 631-680, pls. XXXVII-XLVI) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : University Press Vol. II(Part II) pp. 589–698, pls. XXXV-XLVIII). [640]

Trewavas, E. 1931. Enteropneusta. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4(2): 39-67 [46-48] (first record in Australia, recognition of specific characters, tornaria larvae)

van der Horst, C.J. 1930. Observations on some Enteropneusta. Papers from Dr. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–1916. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 87: 135-200 [187-190] (data on hepatic region)

van der Horst, C.J. 1939. Hemichordata. pp. 1-737 in Bronn, H.G. (ed.). Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-Reichs. Leipzig : Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H. Vol. 4(2). [published 1927–1939] [712-714] (systematics, description)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Jul-2014 MODIFIED