species: Unidentified bonelliid echiuran in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Unidentified bonelliid echiuran


©Anne Hoggett: Proboscis about 50 cm long of Unidentified bonelliid echiuran at night, Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Bifurcated tip of proboscis of Unidentified bonelliid echiuran at night, Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified bonelliid echiuran at Loomis Reef, Lizard Island lagoon, at night.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta
Family Bonelliidae
Species Unidentified bonelliid echiuran

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Distinguishing features

Bonelliids are the only echiurans that may have a bifid proboscis, although not all species do (Goto, 2016). This unidentified species has a very long, bifid proboscis with a mottled brown colour pattern. The proboscis is only seen at night.

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  • Size data has not been obtained.

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References

  • Goto, R. (2016). A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of spoon worms (Echiura, Annelida): Implications for morphological evolution, the origin of dwarf males, and habitat shifts. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 99: 247-260. LIRS catalog number 90380.