Murrell's Beach - Cape Nelson;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0055;Diplomma sp. SMSA031;SMSA031;SP02344;AN012541;NMVF202138;PID0074997
Murrell's Beach - Cape Nelson;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0055;Diplomma sp. SMSA031;SMSA031;SP02344;AN012541;NMVF202138;PID0074997
Species ID
OC-SP-0002904
Discovered
Phylum
Nemertea
Species ID
OC-SP-0002904
Provisional Species Name
Diplomma sp_SMSA031
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
31/12/2025
Taxonomic Remarks
Body shape and color resembles Diplomma serpentinum, a species globally distributed in the warm waters (Indo-West Pacific, Caribbean, Easter Tropical Pacific), but can be differentiated from it by the COI sequence data.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
08/04/2026
Description of Material
Body 25 mm long, 0.5 mm wide. Dorsally uniform chestnut red or mahogany, fading to orange ventrally. Cephalic lobe diamond shaped, slightly wider than adjacent body, separated from it by a prominent V-shaped dorsal neck furrow, with a translucent margin. A number of small reddish ocelli visible on anterior half of cephalic lobe, obscured by epidermal pigmentation. Cerebral organ furrows inconspicuous. Stylet characteristics not recorded.
Ecology
Intertidal.
Distribution
Only known from Murrel’s Beach, Victoria, Australia.
Scientific Name Authorship
Maslakova, Svetlana
Murrell's Beach - Cape Nelson;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0055;Diplomma sp. SMSA031;SMSA031;SP02344;AN012541;NMVF202138;PID0074997
Murrell's Beach - Cape Nelson;31 - Nemertea;BQDAF0055;Diplomma sp. SMSA031;SMSA031;SP02344;AN012541;NMVF202138;PID0074997
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