Edithburg - York Peninsula SA - pool north of jetty;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0050;SACReD54-16;Zygonemertes sp. SMSA062;SMSA062;SP02580;AN017715;NMVE9336;PID0109526
Edithburg - York Peninsula SA - pool north of jetty;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0050;SACReD54-16;Zygonemertes sp. SMSA062;SMSA062;SP02580;AN017715;NMVE9336;PID0109526
Species ID
OC-SP-0002994
Discovered
Phylum
Nemertea
Species ID
OC-SP-0002994
Provisional Species Name
Zygonemertes sp_SMSA062
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Zygonemertes
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nemertea
Class
Hoplonemertea
Order
Monostilifera
Family
Zygonemertidae
Genus
Zygonemertes
Date Identified
28/01/2026
Taxonomic Remarks
Easily distinguished from other known Zygonemertes spp. of southeast Australia by the color, shape of the head, having fewer ocelli, and by COI sequence data.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
08/04/2026
Description of Material
Body 70 mm long, 0.3 mm wide, threadlike, semi translucent. Background colour uniform golden to deer brown. Cephalic lobe wider than adjacent body region, slightly longer than wide, separated from body by a narrowing (neck furrow inconspicuous). Conspicuous oblique cerebral organ furrows visible dorsally and ventrally. Multiple ocelli (10-12 on each side) scattered around margin of cephalic lobe with two or three posterior to cerebral ganglia. Epidermal sickle-like inclusions present. Posterior tip bluntly pointed. Stylet basis in the one sequenced individual was deformed or damaged, so its shape is not known. S/B = 0.5, two accessory stylet sacs with 4 – 5 stylets in each.
Ecology
Found in Posidonia seagrass in the subtidal zone.
Distribution
Edithburg, South Australia, Australia
Scientific Name Authorship
Maslakova, Svetlana
Edithburg - York Peninsula SA - pool north of jetty;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0050;SACReD54-16;Zygonemertes sp. SMSA062;SMSA062;SP02580;AN017715;NMVE9336;PID0109526
Edithburg - York Peninsula SA - pool north of jetty;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0050;SACReD54-16;Zygonemertes sp. SMSA062;SMSA062;SP02580;AN017715;NMVE9336;PID0109526
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