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Scolelepis hutchingsae Dauer 1985

Depth range

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Intertidal to subtidal (

References

  • Dauer, D.M. (1985). A new species of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Lizard Island, Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 98(3): 678-681.
  • Williams, J.D. (2007). New records and description of four new species of spionids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Philippines: the genera Dispio, Malacoceros, Polydora, and Scolelepis, with notes on palp ciliation patterns of the genus Scolelepis. Zootaxa. 1459: 1-35.

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Diet

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One specimen collected in Boracay Island (Aklan province, Philippines) presented five bivalve larvae in the digestive tract, each approximately 480 µm long.

Reference

Williams, J.D. (2007). New records and description of four new species of spionids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Philippines: the genera Dispio, Malacoceros, Polydora, and Scolelepis, with notes on palp ciliation patterns of the genus Scolelepis. Zootaxa. 1459: 1-35.

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Distribution

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Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). Philippines: Boracay Island (Aklan province).

References

  • Dauer, D.M. (1985). A new species of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Lizard Island, Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 98(3): 678-681.
  • Williams, J.D. (2007). New records and description of four new species of spionids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Philippines: the genera Dispio, Malacoceros, Polydora, and Scolelepis, with notes on palp ciliation patterns of the genus Scolelepis. Zootaxa. 1459: 1-35.

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Habitat

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Intertidal to subtidal sands.

References

  • Dauer, D.M. (1985). A new species of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Lizard Island, Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 98(3): 678-681.
  • Williams, J.D. (2007). New records and description of four new species of spionids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Philippines: the genera Dispio, Malacoceros, Polydora, and Scolelepis, with notes on palp ciliation patterns of the genus Scolelepis. Zootaxa. 1459: 1-35.

license
cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
contributor
João Gil [email]