Cat Bay (SW) - Phillip Island;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0060;MRG890-12;Diplomma sp. SMSA030;SMSA030;SP03152;AN020064;NMVF290234;PID0182663
Species ID
OC-SP-0002903
Discovered
Phylum
Nemertea
Species ID
OC-SP-0002903
Provisional Species Name
Diplomma sp_SMSA030
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Diplomma
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nemertea
Class
Hoplonemertea
Order
Monostilifera
Family
Oerstediidae
Genus
Diplomma
Date Identified
02/01/2026
Taxonomic Remarks
Can be differentiated from several other undescribed local Diplomma spp. by color of its body and cerebral ganglia, the pattern of ocelli, as well as COI sequence data.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
08/04/2026
Description of Material
Body 25 mm long, 0.9 mm wide, uniform sandy brown to papaya orange, with a pale semitranslucent anterior margin. Cerebral ganglia pinkish, only show through body wall in some individuals, and not very clearly. Cephalic lobe same width as adjacent body, rounded or pointed, about twice as long as it is wide, not clearly separated from body (neck furrow indistinct). A pair of prominent transverse cerebral organ furrows found halfway between the anterior tip and cerebral ganglia. An irregular row of up to 12 ocelli along each side of head, the anterior-most pair considerably larger than the rest, extending from anterior tip to just anterior to cerebral ganglia. Stylet basis cylindrical, with a slight constriction in the middle, distally rounded. S/B =1. 2 accessory stylet sacs with 2-4 stylets each.
Ecology
Intertidal, associated with coralline algae.
Distribution
Only known from Port Fairy (abalone farm), and Cat Bay, Victoria, Australia
Scientific Name Authorship
Maslakova, Svetlana
Cat Bay (SW) - Phillip Island;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0060;MRG890-12;Diplomma sp. SMSA030;SMSA030;SP03152;AN020064;NMVF290234;PID0182663
Specimens
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AFLA_F290225
Family
Oerstediidae
Primary Voucher
AFLA_F290234
Family
Oerstediidae
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AFLA_F290231
Family
Oerstediidae
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AFLA_F290230
Family
Oerstediidae
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AFLA_F290232
Family
Oerstediidae
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AFLA_F290229
Family
Oerstediidae
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AFLA_F290233
Family
Oerstediidae
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