species: Malacoceros indicus in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Malacoceros indicus


©Alexander Semenov: Malacoceros indicus from Lizard Island (lab photo, head is at right, palps removed).

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta
Family Spionidae
Genus Malacoceros
Species Malacoceros indicus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • From 2.7 cm to 4.1 cm (Length of specimens collected in 2013 Polychaete Workshop)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: The 2013 Polychaete Workshop found numerous specimens of this widespread species in shallow sandy areas.

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References

  • Ben-Eliahu, M.N., P.A. Hutchings and C.J. Glasby (1984). Ceratonereis lizardensis n. sp. (Polychaeta: Nereididae) and Malacoceros indicus (Spionidae) from a mangrove habitat at Lizard Island, North Queensland, "Proceedings of the First International Polychaete conference, Sydney". Ed.Hutchings, P.. The Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney: 91-97. LIRS catalog number 710.
  • Dauer, D.M. and R.M. Ewing (1991). Functional morphology and feeding behaviour of Malacoceros indicus (Polychaeta: Spionidae), Bulletin of Marine Science, 48(2): 395-400. LIRS catalog number 713.
  • Meißner, K. and M. Götting (2015). Spionidae (Annelida: 'Polychaeta': Canalipalpata) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: the genera Malacoceros, Scolelepis, Spio, Microspio, and Spiophanes, Zootaxa, 4019 (1): 378-413. LIRS catalog number 1923.