Species Pseudobranchiomma cf. orientalis (McIntosh, 1885)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Dasychone orientalis McIntosh, W.C. 1885. Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 12: 1-554 [498—500, pl. LII, fig 5, Pl.XXXA, figs 19–21, pl. XXXIXA, fig 4].

Generic Combinations

• Pseudobranchiomma cf. orientalis (McIntosh, 1885).

Introduction

Pseudobranchiomma orientalis is a species originally described from Hong Kong, that has been already reported in some ports in Northern Territory (Russell and Hewitt 2000).
The specimens so far examined are preliminarly assigned to P. cf. orientalis until further sampling and molecular data confirm the status of P. orientalis in Australia (Capa & Murray 2016).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Introduced from Hong Kong.

General References

Capa, M. & Murray, A. 2016. Combined morphological and molecular data unveils relationships of Pseudobranchiomma (Sabellidae, Annelida) and reveals higher diversity of this intriguing group of fan worms in Australia, including potentially introduced species. ZooKeys 622: 1-36

Russell, B.C., Hewitt, C.L. 2000. Baseline Survey of the Port of Darwin for Introduced Marine Species. CSIRO.

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