Solomononereis marauensis Gibbs 1971
Year: 2026
Type: other
Abstract: Solomononereis marauensis Gibbs, 1971 Fig. 12 Solomononereis marauensis Gibbs, 1971: 152–153, fig. 8 a – h. Hutchings and Reid 1991: 59 –60. Pamungkas and Glasby 2015: 19, fig. 5 D. Type locality. Marau Sound, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Material examined. MZB.Pol.00250 (1 specimen), collected by Joko Pamungkas on 7 October 2009 from Nusalaut Island: Titawaai Village, Nusalaut District, Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province (3°40'46.8"S, 128°45'45.8"E); MZB.Pol.00251 (2 specimens), collected by Joko Pamungkas on 3 September 2015 from Ambon Island: Waiheru Village, Teluk Ambon Baguala District, Ambon City, Maluku Province (3°38'02.1"S, 128°13'14.9"E); MZB.Pol.00252 (3 specimens), collected by Joko Pamungkas on 4 September 2015 from Ambon Island: Poka Village, Teluk Ambon Baguala District, Ambon City, Maluku Province (3°39'17.0"S, 128°11'54.9"E). Comparative material. Solomononereis marauensis. MZB.Pol.00176 (1 female), collected as heteronereids locally known as ‘ laor / wawo ’ by Robert Alik on 19 March 2014 from Ambon Island: Suli Village, Salahutu District, Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province (3°37'38.2"S, 128°18'25.0"E). Diagnosis. Body color in alcohol pale brown to cream. Prostomium rectangular with antennae arising from extreme corners of distal margin. Palps globular with stout biarticulate palpophores and small palpostyles. Peristomium relatively narrow. All paragnaths rod-like, arranged in eight discrete groups on maxillary ring only as follows. Area I = 1–7; Area II = 5–12; Area III = 2–10 medially and 0–7 paragnaths laterally; Area IV = 3–14. Notopodia with homogomph spinigers throughout and homogomph falcigers in far posterior chaetigers. Neuropodia with homo- and sesquigomph spinigers as well as a single heterogomph falciger in supra-acicular fascicle, and heterogomph spinigers in subacicular fascicle (Hutchings and Reid 1991). Distribution and habitat. The species was found in Maluku (Indonesia), Marau Sound (Solomon Islands), and northern Australia, inhabiting intertidal sandy shores. Remarks. The specimens in the present study agree well with the descriptions of Hutchings and Reid (1991). Solomononereis marauensis is often misspelled as Solomononereis merauensis (e. g., Pamungkas and Glasby 2015). Pamungkas and Glasby (2015) found a few individuals of this species among wawo worms. The non-reproductive stage specimens obtained in the present work complement the collection of this species at MZB.
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225431597