species: Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
ALA: Lizard Island does not include Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri.
Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Sipuncula
Class Phascolosomatidea
Order Aspidosiphoniformes
Family Aspidosiphonidae
Genus Aspidosiphon
Species Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

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Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • This sipunculan lives as an obligate commensal with solitary corals Heteropsammia cochlea and Heterocyathus aequicostatus. The sipunculan can move the corals and prevent them from becoming buried.

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Fisk, D.A. (1983). Free-living corals: distributions according to plant cover, sediments, hydrodynamics, depth and biological factors, Marine Biology, 74: 287-294. LIRS catalog number 107.
  • Hutchings, P. and M. Peyrot-Clausade (1988). Macro-boring communites of Porites - a biogeographical comparison, "Proceedings of the Sixth International Coral Reef Symposium".3,Australia, : 263-268. LIRS catalog number 268.