Cape Conran - Joiner's Channel;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0060;MRG926-11:MRG926-05;Diplomma sp. SMSA032;SMSA032;SP03521;AN022143;NMVF290363;PID0241574
Species ID
OC-SP-0002905
Discovered
Phylum
Nemertea
Species ID
OC-SP-0002905
Provisional Species Name
Diplomma sp_SMSA032
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
01/01/2026
Taxonomic Remarks
Distinguished from several other local undescribed Diplomma spp. (SMSA033 and SAMSA034) by being much less intensely colored (body, and cerebral ganglia), and having fewer ocelli; can be also differentiated by COI sequence.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
08/04/2026
Description of Material
Body – anterior fragment 9 mm long, 0.6 mm wide, cream colored, semitranslucent. Pinkish ganglia show through body wall. Cephalic lobe slightly narrower than adjacent body, 2-3 time as long as it is wide, not clearly separated from body (neck furrow indistinct). A pair of prominent oblique cerebral organ furrows found about halfway between the anterior tip and cerebral ganglia, slanted toward the posterior on ventral side, and transverse or slightly slanted toward anterior dorsally. A series of 6-7 ocelli on each side of head. Stylet basis conical, rounded and widest at its distal (posterior) end. S/B =1.3. Two accessory stylet sacs with 3-4 stylets each.
Ecology
Intertidal, associated with coralline algae.
Distribution
Only known from Cape Conran, Victoria.
Scientific Name Authorship
Maslakova, Svetlana
Cape Conran - Joiner's Channel;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0060;MRG926-11:MRG926-05;Diplomma sp. SMSA032;SMSA032;SP03521;AN022143;NMVF290363;PID0241574
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