Family CAPITELLIDAE


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11 July 2003

Introduction

Capitellids resemble terrestrial earthworms. They have a pointed or rounded head that lacks appendages, and a long cylindrical body. Parapodia are poorly developed and chaetae appear to arise directly from the body wall. They are often reddish in colour and may be tightly coiled on the collecting sieve.

Capitellids may be extremely abundant in muddy sediments; some are tolerant of polluted conditions and may be useful as pollution indicators. Some species of capitellids that have been found in contaminated sediments can build up dense populations very quickly, but these populations may then crash. Capitellids are deposit feeders and consume micro-organisms adhering to the mud particles, swallowing the mud using an eversible proboscis.

Figures of ~18 genera and ~37 species were given by Beesley et al. (2000: App. 1) for representation of the family in Australian waters, and 47 genera and 160 species worldwide. Since Beesley (2000) the number of species reproted for Australia has been updated to over 50, of which only 19 are described, from 9 genera.

See Hutchings (2000) for detailed family treatment.

Database Notes

proof read against Day & Hutchings 1979 by RW;
Hutchings & Murray 1984, Doyle 1991 and Warren, Hutchings & Doyle 1994 updated by RTJ
checked against DELTA CD 2003 by RTJ

 

Diagnosis

General features. Body shape vermiform; segments numerous (more than about 15); regionation present, comprising distinct thorax and abdomen; regions demarcated by major differences in chaetal types over body. Epidermis thick and rugose (anteriorly). Pygidium simple ring or cone, or plate-like (rarely). Pygidial appendages absent, or present; one pair of cirri, or single medial cirrus.
Head & head structures. Head discrete and compact, dorsal to mouth. Prostomium bluntly conical to trapezoidal (narrow end anteriorly). Eyes absent, or present; one pair, or multiple; situated on prostomium; without lenses. Palps absent. Nuchal organs indistinct paired dorsolateral patches. Peristomial ring single (may sometimes appear double in fixed specimens).
Pharynx & pharyngeal apparatus. Foregut a non-muscular axial proboscis.
Body segments & parapodia. First segment chaetigerous. First chaetiger with notochaetae only, or with neurochaetae only, or with both notochaetae and neurochaetae. Parapodia biramous with parapodial lobes absent or low; notopodial lobes low lateral ridges (tori) (posteriorly); neuropodial lobes low ridges (tori) (posteriorly). Lateral organs present. Dorsal cirri absent. Ventral cirri absent. Branchiae absent, or present (may be retractile); arise from parapodia, or arise from dorsum; occur on at least some chaetigerous segments; digitiform, or branching; lamellate.
Chaetae. Notochaetae present. Aciculae absent. Capillary chaetae present, or absent (rarely); hair-like; smooth. Spines absent, or present only in one or a few anterior chaetigers, or present only in posterior chaetigers (genital spines occur in chaetigers 8,9 in sexually mature individuals in a few genera; other genera have spines in the notopodia of pre-anal segments). Hooks present; with a distal hood; occur in many chaetigers in both rami (at least posteriorly).
Tube & burrow. Tube absent or unconsolidated, or membraneous. Burrow traces simple, or comprises interconnected galleries.

The above description was generated from: 'C.J. Glasby & K. Fauchald (2002 onwards). POLiKEY. An information system for polychaete families and higher taxa: Version 1: September 2002.'
(See ABRS website: Online Resources: Polikey, for Version 2, released June 2003)

 

General References

Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B. & Glasby, C.J. (eds) 2000. Polychaetes & Allies: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia Vol. 4A Polychaeta, Myzostomida, Pogonophora, Echiura, Sipuncula. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 Part A xii 1-465 pp.

Eisig, H. 1887. Monographie der Capitelliden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden meeres-abschnitte nebst untersuchungen zur vergleichenden anatomie und physiologie. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel 16: 1-906

Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms. Definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Science Series 28: 1-188

Fauchald, K. & Rouse, G. 1997. Polychaete systematics: Past and present. Zoologica Scripta 26: 71-138

Goodrich, E.S. 1900. On the nephridia of Polychaeta. Pt. 3. The Phyllodocidae, Syllidae, Amphinomidae, etc., with Summary and Conclusions. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 43: 699-748

Goodrich, E.S. 1945. The study of nephridia and genital ducts since 1895. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 86: 113-392

Hutchings, P.A. 2000. Family Capitellidae. pp. 67-72 in Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B. & Glasby, C.J. (eds). Polychaetes & Allies: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia Vol. 4A Polychaeta, Myzostomida, Pogonophora, Echiura, Sipuncula. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 Part A xii 1-465 pp.

Rouse, G.W. & Fauchald, K. 1997. Cladistics and polychaetes. Zoologica Scripta 26: 139-204

 

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Genus Barantolla Southern, 1921

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


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IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

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Australian Region

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Species Barantolla lepte Hutchings, 1974


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Distribution

States

New South Wales


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IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

Found in sand, mud & weed beds.

 

Citations

Barantolla lepte.
—Hutchings, P.A. & Recher, H.F. 1974. The fauna of Careel Bay with comments on the eceology of mangrove and seagrass communities. Australian Zoologist 18(2): 99–128 [105, 118–119].
—Hutchings, P. & Rainer, S.F. 1979. The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Natural History 13: 745–796 [777].
—Hutchings, P.A. & Murray, A. 1984. Taxonomy of Polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 3: 1–118 [80].
—Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1987. Teil 13. Die Polychaeten der antiborealen Küste von Victoria (Australien) (zwischen Warrnambool im Westen und Port Welshpool im Osten). In Hartmann-Schröder, G. & Hartmann, G. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeta. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 27–66 pp. [56–57].
—Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1990. Teil 15. Die Polychaeten der subtropisch-tropischen und tropischen Ostküste Australiens zwischen Lake Macquarie (New South Wales) im Süden und Gladstone (Queensland) im Norden. In Hartmann-Schröder, G. & Hartmann, G. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeta. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 41–87 pp. [74].

 

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Genus Capitella Blainville, 1828

 

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

CAPITELLIDAE: Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780) — Hutchings, P.A. & Johnson, R.T. 2011. Lumbrineris latreilli Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1834, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (Lumbricus capitatus (= Capitella capitata), does not occur in Australia, although it has been widely reported from Australia; these records more than likely represent one or more new species)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

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Australian Region

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Genus Dasybranchus Grube, 1850

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Oriental Region

Citations

Dasybranchus.
—Grube, A.-E. 1878. Annulata Semperiana. Beiträge zur kenntniss der annelidenfauna der Philippinen nach den von Herrn Prof. Semper mitgebrachten sammlungen. Mémoires l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Petersbourg 7 25: ix 1–300 pls 1–15 [189].

 

General References

Monro, C.C.A. 1931. Polychaeta, Oligochaeta, Echiuroidea and Sipunculoidea. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4: 1-37 [27] (reported Dasybranchus sp., probably a fragment of D. cauducus)

 

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Species Dasybranchus bipartitus (Schmarda, 1861)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


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IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

Down to 66 m depth.

 

Citations

Dasybranchus bipartitus.
—Day, J.H. 1967. A Monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Pt 1, Erranta pp. 1–458; Pt 2, Sedentaria pp. 459–878. London : Publication of the British Museum (Natural History) [603–604, fig. 28.3].

 

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Species Dasybranchus caducus (Grube, 1846)

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Temperate and tropical seas.


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, sublittoral.

 

Citations

Dasybranchus caducus.
—Gravier, C. 1906. Contribution à l'étude des Annélides polychètes de la Mer Rouge. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 4 8: 123–236 [180].
—Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1979. Teil 2. Die Polychaeten der tropischen Nordwestküste Australiens (zwischen Derby im Norden und Port Hedland im Süden). In Hartmann-Schröder, G. & Hartmann, G. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeta. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 75–218 pp. [142, figs 331–334, pl. 1 fig. 7].
—Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1980. Teil 4. Die Polychaeten der tropischen Nordwestküste Australiens (zwischen Port Samson im Norden und Exmouth im Süden). In Hartmann-Schröder, G. & Hartmann, G. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeta. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 41–110 pp. [74].

 

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Species Dasybranchus lumbricoides (Rullier, 1965)

 

Distribution

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IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Seagrass, sublittoral.

 

General References

Rullier, F. 1965. Contribution à la faune des Annélides Polychètes de l'Australie. Papers of the Department of Zoology University of Queensland 2(9): 163-201 [191-193, fig. 9] (as Bucherta lumbricoides)

 

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Genus Heteromastides Augener, 1914

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


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IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

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Australian Region

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Species Heteromastides bifidus Augener, 1914

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Fremantle, WA.

Known only from type locality.


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IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Sand bottom, sublittoral.

 

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Genus Heteromastus Eisig, 1887

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Palaearctic Region

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Species Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, sublittoral.

 

Citations

Heteromastus filiformis.
—Hartman, O. 1947. Polychaetous annelids. Part VII. Capitellidae. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 10: 391–480 [427–428, pl. 52, figs 1–4].
—Hutchings, P. & Rainer, S.F. 1979. The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Natural History 13: 745–796 [778].
—Hutchings, P.A. & Murray, A. 1984. Taxonomy of Polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 3: 1–118 [80].
—Doyle, S. 1991. Setal type and distribution in two Australian species of Scyphoproctus (Polychaeta, Capitellidae) and three other capitellids, with a description of Scyphoproctus towraiensis sp. n. Zoologica Scripta 20: 263–275 [271].
—Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1984. Teil 10. Die Polychaeten der antiborealen Südküste Australiens (zwischen Albany im Westen und Ceduna im Osten). In Hartmann-Schröder, G. & Hartmann, G. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeta. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 7–62 pp. [41].

 

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Genus Leiochrides Augener, 1914

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

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Australian Region

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Species Leiochrides australis Augener, 1914

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay, WA.

Known only from type locality.


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Sublittoral.

 

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Genus Mediomastus Hartman, 1944

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia


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IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Citations

Mediomastus.
—Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1962. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der chilenischen Pazifikküste und der argentischen Küste Südpatagoniens unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeten und Ostracoden. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 60: 1–270 [143, fig. 119].

 

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Species Mediomastus australiensis Warren, Hutchings & Doyle, 1994

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia


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IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, estuary, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

Often associated with Posidonia and Zostera seagrasses, may occur in extremely high densities, occurs down to 50 m depth.

 

Misidentifications

as Mediomastus californiensis.
—Hutchings, P. & Rainer, S.F. 1979. The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Natural History 13: 745–796 [779].
—Hutchings, P.A. & Murray, A. 1984. Taxonomy of Polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 3: 1–118 [81].
—Collett, L.C., Hutchings, P.A., Gibbs, P.J. & Collins, A.J. 1984. A comparative study of the macro-benthic fauna of Posidonia australis seagrass meadows in New South Wales. Aquatic Botany 18: 111–134 [124–125].

 

General References

Hutchings, P.A. & Recher, H.F. 1974. The fauna of Careel Bay with comments on the eceology of mangrove and seagrass communities. The Australian Zoologist 18(2): 99-128 [105] (as Mediomastus sp.)

 

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Species Mediomastus calliopensis Warren, Hutchings & Doyle, 1994

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Calliope River, Gladstone.

Known only from type locality.


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IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary.

 

Misidentifications

as Mediomastus californiensis.
—Saenger, P., Stephenson, W. & Moverley, J. 1980. The estuarine macrobenthos of the Calliope River and Auckland Creek, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20: 143–161 [160].

 

General References

Moverley, J.H., Saenger, P. & Curtis, M.A. 1986. Patterns of polychaete recolonization in Queensland subtropical estuaries following severe flooding. Hydrobiologia 134: 227-236 (as Mediomastus sp.)

Saenger, P., Stephenson, W. & Moverley, J. 1980. The estuarine macrobenthos of the Calliope River and Auckland Creek, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20: 143-161 [159] (as Mediomastus sp.)

 

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Genus Notomastus Sars, 1850

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Nearctic Region

Oriental Region

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Species Notomastus annulus Hutchings & Murray, 1984

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Hawkesbury River, NSW.

Australian Endemic.


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IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, mud bottom, sand bottom.

 

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Species Notomastus broomensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1979

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary.

 

Citations

Notomastus (Clistomastus) broomensis.
—Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1980. Teil 4. Die Polychaeten der tropischen Nordwestküste Australiens (zwischen Port Samson im Norden und Exmouth im Süden). In Hartmann-Schröder, G. & Hartmann, G. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeta. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 41–110 pp. [75].

 

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Species Notomastus chrysosetus Hutchings & Murray, 1984

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


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IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, mud bottom, sand bottom, sublittoral.

 

Citations

Notomastus chrysosetus.
—Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1990. Teil 15. Die Polychaeten der subtropisch-tropischen und tropischen Ostküste Australiens zwischen Lake Macquarie (New South Wales) im Süden und Gladstone (Queensland) im Norden. In Hartmann-Schröder, G. & Hartmann, G. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeta. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 41–87 pp. [74].

Misidentifications

as Notomastus sp..
—Hutchings, P.A. & Rainer, S.F. 1980. A key to estuarine Polychaetes in New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 104(1): 35–48 [45] (in part).

 

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Species Notomastus estuarius Hutchings & Murray, 1984

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


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IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, sublittoral.

 

Citations

Notomastus estuaris.
—Doyle, S. 1991. Setal type and distribution in two Australian species of Scyphoproctus (Polychaeta, Capitellidae) and three other capitellids, with a description of Scyphoproctus towraiensis sp. n. Zoologica Scripta 20: 263–275 [271].

Misidentifications

as Notomastus sp..
—Hutchings, P.A. & Rainer, S.F. 1980. A key to estuarine Polychaetes in New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 104(1): 35–48 [45] (in part).

 

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Species Notomastus hedlandica Hartmann-Schröder, 1979

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Port Hedland, WA.

Known only from type locality.


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

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Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, mangrove.

 

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Species Notomastus torquatus Hutchings & Rainer, 1979

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


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IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, sublittoral.

 

Citations

Notomastus (Clistomastus) torquatus.
—Hutchings, P.A. & Murray, A. 1984. Taxonomy of Polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 3: 1–118 [85].
—Doyle, S. 1991. Setal type and distribution in two Australian species of Scyphoproctus (Polychaeta, Capitellidae) and three other capitellids, with a description of Scyphoproctus towraiensis sp. n. Zoologica Scripta 20: 263–275 [271].

Misidentifications

as Notomastus (Clistomastus) hemipodus.
—Hutchings, P.A. 1974. Polychaeta of Wallis Lake, New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 98: 175–195 [186–187].
—Hutchings, P.A. & Recher, H.F. 1974. The fauna of Careel Bay with comments on the eceology of mangrove and seagrass communities. Australian Zoologist 18(2): 99–128 [105].

 

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Species Notomastus zeylanica Willey, 1905

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


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IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Oriental Region

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf.

 

Citations

Notomastus zeylanica.
—Augener, H. 1927. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–1916. No. 38. Polychaeten von Südost und Süd-Australien. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Førenig i København 83: 71–275 [218–219].

 

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Genus Scyphoproctus Gravier, 1904

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Citations

Scyphoproctus.
—Doyle, S. 1991. Setal type and distribution in two Australian species of Scyphoproctus (Polychaeta, Capitellidae) and three other capitellids, with a description of Scyphoproctus towraiensis sp. n. Zoologica Scripta 20: 263–275 [264–266].

 

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Species Scyphoproctus ornatus Hartmann-Schröder, 1979

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


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IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, mangrove.

 

Citations

Scyphoproctus ornatus.
—Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1982. Teil 8. Die Polychaeten der subtropisch-antiborealen Westküste Australiens (zwischen Cervantes im Norden und Cape Naturaliste im Süden). In Hartmann-Schröder, G. & Hartmann, G. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeta. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 51–118 pp. [89].

 

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Species Scyphoproctus somalus Cantone, 1976

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Heron Island, QLD.

Australian Endemic.


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IMCRA

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

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal.

 

Citations

Scyphoproctus somalus.
—Paxton, H., Tait, N.N. & Doyle, S.F. 1984. Redescription of Scyphoproctus somalus (Polychaeta; Capitellidae), newly recorded from Australia, with notes on its ecology. pp. 63–71 in Hutchings, P.A. (ed). Proceedings of the First International Polychaete Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 1983. Sydney : Linnean Society of New South Wales 483 pp. [65–69, figs 2–3].
—Doyle, S. 1991. Setal type and distribution in two Australian species of Scyphoproctus (Polychaeta, Capitellidae) and three other capitellids, with a description of Scyphoproctus towraiensis sp. n. Zoologica Scripta 20: 263–275 [266–268].

 

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Species Scyphoproctus towraiensis Doyle, 1991

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Only known from Broughton Island & Botany Bay, NSW.

Australian Endemic.


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IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, seagrass, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

Usually found associated with Zostera capricorni seagrass.

 

Misidentifications

as Scyphoproctus djiboutiensis.
—Hutchings, P.A. 1974. Polychaeta of Wallis Lake, New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 98: 175–195 [187].
—Hutchings, P.A. & Murray, A. 1984. Taxonomy of Polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 3: 1–118 [86].

 

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