SEA SLUGS

AND  OTHER  MARINE  INVERTEBRATES  OF  THE  TWEED - BYRON  COAST,  AUSTRALIA.

ANNELIDA

CLASS : POLYCHAETA
SUBCLASS : ERRANTIA?
ORDER : ?

FAMILIES ?
Juvenile, Planktonic
Juvenile, Planktonic
Juvenile, Planktonic

CLASS : POLYCHAETA
SUBCLASS : ERRANTIA
ORDER : AMPHINOMIDA

FAMILY : AMPHINOMIDAE
Juvenile, Planktonic
Juvenile, Planktonic
Amphinome rostrata - Flotsam on Brunswick Beach
Hipponoa gaudichaudi - Flotsam on Brunswick Beach
Eurythoe complanata - Hastings Point
Eurythoe complanata? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point

SUBCLASS : ERRANTIA
ORDER : EUNICIDA

FAMILY : EUNICIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Lysidice sp - Seagull Rocks, in kelp holdfast
Eunice sp - In driftwood, Brunswick Beach
Eunice sp - On palm seed, Brunswick Beach
Eunice sp - Seagull Rocks, in kelp holdfast
Marphysa sp - Seagull Rocks, in kelp holdfast
Eunice sp - Hastings Point
Eunice sp - Hastings Point
Eunice sp - Hastings Point
Eunice sp - Hastings Point
Eunice sp - Gold Coast Seaway

FAMILY : LUMBRINERIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Lumbrineris sp - Hastings Point
Species? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : OENONIDAE
Oenone fulgida - Brunswick River
Species? - Seagull Rocks

FAMILY : ONUPHIDAE
Australonuphis teres - Ocean beaches
Diopatra dentata - Hastings Point & Brunswick River

SUBCLASS : ERRANTIA
ORDER : PHYLLODOCIDA
SUBORDER : APHRODITIFORMIA

FAMILY : IPHIONIDAE
Iphione muricata - Hastings Point & Brunswick River

FAMILY : POLYNOIDAE
Asterophilia sp? - Brunswick River
Asterophilia sp? - Brunswick River
Lepidonotus clava? - on pumice Brunswick Heads
Lepidonotus glaucus - Hastings Point
Lepidonotus sp? - Brunswick River
Lepidonotus sp? - Hastings Point
Paralepidonotus sp - Hastings Point
Paralepidonotus ampulliferus? - Brunswick River
Thormora argus - Brunswick beach & Hastings Pt
Thormora sp? - Hastings Point & Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

SPECIES?

Brunswick River

Hastings Point



FAMILY : SIGALIONIDAE
Fimbriosthenelais sp? - Brunswick River
Sigalion sp? - Brunswick River

SUBCLASS : ERRANTIA
ORDER : PHYLLODOCIDA
SUBORDER : GLYCERIFORMIA

FAMILY : GLYCERIDAE
Glycera sp? - Ocean Shores beach
Glycera sp? - Brunswick River

SUBCLASS : ERRANTIA
ORDER : PHYLLODOCIDA
SUBORDER : NEREIDIFORMIA

FAMILY : HESIONIDAE
Hesione intertexta - Brunswick River & Hastings Point
Hesione sp - Hastings Point
Leocrates sp - Brunswick River
Parasyllidea sp? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : NEREIDIDAE
Platynereis sp - On pumice
Platynereis sp - Brunswick River
Platynereis sp - Brunswick River
Platynereis sp - Brunswick River & pumice
Platynereis sp - On pumice
Pseudonereis anomala - On pumice
Simplisetia lizardensis - On pumice
Perinereis akuna - Brunswick River
Perinereis helleri - Brunswick River
Ceratonereis sp? - Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Perinereis sp - Tweed & Brunswick Rivers
Platynereis sp - Hastings Point

FAMILY : SYLLIDAE
Amblyosyllis sp - Brunswick River & Hastings Point
Amblyosyllis sp? - Hastings Point
Amblyosyllis sp? - Hastings Point
Myrianida sp? - Brunswick River
Megasyllis corruscans - Brunswick R. & Hastings Point
Megasyllis inflata - Brunswick R. & Hastings Point
Trypanosyllis krohnii - Ocean Shores Beach, in kelp holdfast
Proceraea sp? - Ocean Shores Beach, in kelp holdfast
Species? - In Galeolaria, Brunswick Heads
Species? - On pumice
Species? - Hastings Point

SUBCLASS : ERRANTIA
ORDER : PHYLLODOCIDA
SUBORDER : PHYLLODOCIFORMIA

FAMILY : ALCIOPIDAE?
Species? - Inside Ctenophore, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : PHYLLODOCIDAE
Nereiphylla sp - Brunswick River
Eulalia sp - Brunswick River
Phyllodoce novaehollandiae - Brunswick River
Phyllodoce sp - Hastings Point
Phyllodoce sp? - Hastings Point
Phyllodoce sp - Brunswick River
Phyllodoce sp? - In pumice
Species? - in pumice

SUBCLASS : ERRANTIA
ORDER : PHYLLODOCIDA
SUBORDER : PHYLLODOCIDA INCERTAE SEDIS

FAMILY : TOMOPTERIDAE
Tomopteris sp - Planktonic Brunswick River
Tomopteris sp - Planktonic Brunswick River

FAMILY : NEPHTYIDAE
Nephtys sp? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : ?
Species? - On Ctenophore, Brunswick River

FAMILY : IOSPILIDAE?
Species? - Planktonic

SUBCLASS : SEDENTARIA
INFRACLASS : CANALIPALPATA
ORDER : SABELLIDA

FAMILY : SABELLARIIDAE
Idanthyrsus australiensis? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : SABELLIDAE
Sabellastarte australiensis - Hastings Pt & Brunswick R
Branchiomma sp - Hastings Pt & Brunswick R
Branchiomma sp - Brunswick R
Megalomma sp - Brunswick R
Myxicola sp - Gold Coast Seaway
Bispira sp - Gold Coast Seaway

FAMILY : SERPULIDAE
Filograna implexa? - Brunswick River & Hastings Point
Serpula jukesii - Brunswick River
Hydroides sp - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Spirobranchus sp - on pumice
Spirobranchus sp - on pumice
Serpula sp - Hastings Point & Gold Coast Seaway
Serpula sp - Hastings Point
Galeolaria gemineoa - Hastings Pt & Brunswick R.
Protula sp? - Hastings Point

SUBFAMILY : SPIRORBINAE
Neodexiospira lamellosa - Hastings Point
Eulaeospira convexis? - Hastings Point

SUBCLASS : SEDENTARIA
INFRACLASS : CANALIPALPATA
ORDER : SPIONIDA

FAMILY : SPIONIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : POECILOCHAETIDAE?
Poecilochaetus sp? - Planktonic

SUBCLASS : SEDENTARIA
INFRACLASS : CANALIPALPATA
ORDER : TEREBELLIDA

FAMILY : FLABELLIGERIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point & Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point & Brunswick River

FAMILY : CIRRATULIDAE
Dodecaceria sp? - Hastings Point
Species? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : TEREBELLIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Amaeana sp - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick beach
Species? - Brunswick River
Lanice sp - Hastings Point
Eupolymnia koorangia? - Tweed & Brunswick Rivers

SUBCLASS : SEDENTARIA
INFRACLASS : SCOLECIDA

FAMILY : CAPITELLIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : OPHELIIDAE
Polyophthalmus sp - On pumice
Polyophthalmus sp - Brunswick River
Armandia sp - Brunswick River

FAMILY : SCALIBREGMATIDAE
Hyboscolex sp - Hastings Point & Brunswick River

SUBCLASS : SEDENTARIA

FAMILY : CHAETOPTERIDAE
Chaetopterus variopedatus - Brunswick River
Chaetopterus sp - Seagull Rocks
Chaetopterus sp? - Planktonic Brunswick River
Chaetopterus sp? - Planktonic Brunswick River

 


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