McHaffies Point - Ph Is;31 - Nemertea;BQDAC0020;MRG939-07;Tetrastemma sp. SMSA070;SMSA070;SP02362;AN022593;NMVF323490;PID0257492
Species ID
OC-SP-0002972
Discovered
Phylum
Nemertea
Species ID
OC-SP-0002972
Provisional Species Name
Tetrastemma sp_SMSA070
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Tetrastemma
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nemertea
Class
Hoplonemertea
Order
Monostilifera
Family
Tetrastemmatidae
Genus
Tetrastemma
Date Identified
23/01/2026
Taxonomic Remarks
This species is easily recognized by its uniquely tapered and pointed posterior end, relatively narrow rod-shaped stylet basis, and by COI sequence data.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
08/04/2026
Description of Material
Body 3 – 5 mm long, 0.6 mm wide. Background colour cream. Cephalic lobe same width as neck, rounded to trapezoid, twice as long as it is wide, separated from body by an indistinct neck furrow. Short transverse cerebral organ furrows visible dorsally and ventrally. Two pairs of ocelli. Posterior tip tapered and pointed. Stylet basis rod shaped, slightly wider at its distal rounded end, S/B = 0.8. With two accessory stylet sacs and 1 – 4 stylets in each.
Ecology
This common species is usually but not always found on the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica in the intertidal zone.
Distribution
Harmer’s Haven to Apollo Bay, Victoria. Also reported from South Australia, Australia.
Scientific Name Authorship
Maslakova, Svetlana
McHaffies Point - Ph Is;31 - Nemertea;BQDAC0020;MRG939-07;Tetrastemma sp. SMSA070;SMSA070;SP02362;AN022593;NMVF323490;PID0257492
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