Cape Patterson - Boat Ramp area;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0055;MRG821-22;Diplomma sp. SMSA035;SMSA035;SP02561;AN016019;NMVF290112;PID0126673
Cape Patterson - Boat Ramp area;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0055;MRG821-22;Diplomma sp. SMSA035;SMSA035;SP02561;AN016019;NMVF290112;PID0126673
Species ID
OC-SP-0002908
Discovered
Phylum
Nemertea
Species ID
OC-SP-0002908
Provisional Species Name
Diplomma sp_SMSA035
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
Body shape and color resembles Diplomma serpentinum, a species globally distributed in the warm waters (Indo-West Pacific, Caribbean, Easter Tropical Pacific), and a local undescribed species, Diplomma sp. SMSA031, but can be differentiated from the latter by the body color, having prominent cerebral organ furrows and lacking a conspicuous neck furrow, as well as by COI sequence data.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
08/04/2026
Description of Material
Body 15 – 60 mm long, 1 – 1.1 mm wide, uniform rusty-brown, with a semi-translucent anterior margin. Cephalic lobe wider than neck, 1-2 times as long as it is wide, rounded, separated from adjacent body by an indistinct V-shaped dorsal neck furrow. With a row of 6-8 ocelli along the anterior margin and sides of cephalic lobe, largely obscured by epidermal pigmentation. Prominent oblique cerebral organ furrows on ventral side, not visible dorsally. Basis of central stylet cylindrical with a rounded distal end. S/B = 1.4. With 2 accessory stylet sacs, 2 stylets per sac.
Ecology
Intertidal and subtidal. Associated with juvenile kelp, Amphibolis antarctica, and red algae.
Distribution
Known from Mozzie Flat, South Australia and Cape Patterson and Pt. Addis, Victoria, Australia.
Scientific Name Authorship
Maslakova, Svetlana
Cape Patterson - Boat Ramp area;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0055;MRG821-22;Diplomma sp. SMSA035;SMSA035;SP02561;AN016019;NMVF290112;PID0126673
Cape Patterson - Boat Ramp area;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0055;MRG821-22;Diplomma sp. SMSA035;SMSA035;SP02561;AN016019;NMVF290112;PID0126673
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