Marphysa mossambica
| Marphysa mossambica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Eunicida |
| Family: | Eunicidae |
| Genus: | Marphysa |
| Species: | M. mossambica
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| Binomial name | |
| Marphysa mossambica (Peters, 1854)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Marphysa mossambica is a species of annelid worm in the family Eunicidae.[1] It is found in East Africa, the Philippines and Australia.
Description
M. mossambica can be distinguished by the antennae positions, which do not extend as far from the head as in M. sanguinea, and due to the species having eyes located on the outer side of base of the inner antennae.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Wilhelm Peters in 1854 as Eunice mossambica.[2]
Distribution and habitat
M. mossambica is found in areas including sandy coastal areas of East Africa, the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, the Philippines and Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b Marphysa mossambica (Peters, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 February 2026.
- ^ a b c Peters, Wilhelm C.H. (1854). "Über die Gattung Bdella, Savigny, (Limnatis, Moquin-Tandon) und die in Mossambique beobachteten Anneliden, wovon hier eine Mittheilung folgt". Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (in German). 1854: 612 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Marphysa mossambica (Peters, 1854)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ Glasby, Christopher J.; Biriukova, Olga; Hutchings, Pat; Daffe, Guillemine; Lavesque, Nicolas (5 November 2025). "Redescription of the enigmatic Marphysa mossambica (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) and description of two new Marphysa species from northern Australia". Zootaxa. 5717 (2): 151–179. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5717.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q137104496.