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Issue: Vol. 4019 No. 1: 18 Sept. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-09-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.13
Page range: 275–353
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 43

Serpulidae (Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia.
Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, POB 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands.
Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla CA, 92093-0202, USA.
Annelida Serpulidae taxonomy new records new species

Abstract

Serpulidae are obligatory sedentary polychaetes inhabiting calcareous tubes that are most common in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. This paper describes serpulid polychaetes collected from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia in 1983–2013 and deposited in Australian museums and overseas. In total, 17 serpulid genera were recorded, but although the study deals with 44 nominal taxa, the exact number of species remains unclear because a number of genera (i.e., Salmacina, Protula, Serpula, Spirobranchus, and Vermiliopsis) need world-wide revisions. Some species described herein are commonly found in the waters around Lizard Island, but had not previously been formally reported. A new species of Hydroides (H. lirs) and two new species of Semivermilia (S. annehoggettae and S. lylevaili) are described. A taxonomic key to all taxa found at Lizard Island is provided.