Species ID
OC-SP-0002615
Discovered
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Species ID
OC-SP-0002615
Provisional Species Name
Austrorhynchus sp_S_1873
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Austrorhynchus
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Rhabdocoela
Family
Polycystididae
Genus
Austrorhynchus
Taxonomic Remarks
Austrorhynchus sp.1 is only comparable with A. hawaiiensis considering their structure of the prostate stylet type III (which includes a flagellum and a plate with distal comb). However, that structure is much smaller in Austrorhynchus sp.1: flagellum 50 µm long, plate 24 µm long and 16 µm wide, and spines of the comb 1–4 µm long. In A. hawaiiensis those structures measure: flagellum 86 µm long, plate 47 µm long and 40 µm wide distally, and spines of the comb 1–4 µm long (measured on the holotype). The number of spines is also smaller in Austrorhynchus sp.1 (17) than in A. hawaiiensis (30).
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
01/04/2026
Description of Material
Species of Austrorhynchus with prostate stylet type II funnel shaped and with distal hook, and prostate stylet type III with differentiated flagellum and a plate with distal comb. The prostate stylet type II measures 26 µm long. The measurements of the part of the prostate stylet type III are: flagellum 50 µm long, plate 24 µm long and 16 µm wide, and spines of the comb 1–4 µm long. The number of spines on the plate comb is 17.
Ecology
Medium-grained and well-sorted sand, 0.5 m deep, salinity 35 ‰.
Distribution
United States of America, Florida, Fort Pierce, 27.45876, -80.31722.
Scientific Name Authorship
Diez, Yander L.
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