Marphysa moribidii, Idris & Hutchings & Arshad, 2014

Idris, Izwandy, Hutchings, Pat & Arshad, Aziz, 2014, Description of a new species of Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and comparisons with species from Marphysa Group A from the Indo-West Pacific and Indian Ocean, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 71, pp. 109-121 : 116

Characteristics Marphysa moribidii Eunice (Marphysa) Nauphanta Marphysa cf.

sp. nov. (present mossambica novaehollandiae mossambica (sensu study) (Lectotype; Fauchald ( Marphysa cf. Glasby and 1987 and present mossambica (sensu Hutchings, 2010) study) Fauchald 1987))

Location West coast of Peninsular South-west of Indian South-west Pacific Arafura Sea , south-east Malaysia (type locality: Ocean ( Mozambique) Ocean ( Australia) Indian Ocean

Morib mangrove) ( Australia)

Preserved body length 9.8 (7.1 – 47.7) 10 (mm) (chaetiger 10 incl.

parapodium)

40 (measured at (2.2 – 9.0) chaetiger 20)

Body shape Rounded initially, but Rounded until chaetiger Not mentioned Rounded initially, becoming flatter 10, then flattened flattened in middle and starting from chaetiger towards posterior posterior body

7 towards posterior

Body pigmentationa Olive green with white Not mentioned (no Not mentioned No pigmentation spots on dorsal and white spots, light brown ventral sides of anterior pigmentation; pers. obs.)

section

Prostomium shape Anteriorly truncate, Frontally truncate, Anteriorly truncate, Bilobed bilobed with distinct bilobed with shallow bilobed with distinct mid notch mid notch mid notch

Prostomium appendages Smooth throughout Smooth throughout Smooth throughout Smooth throughout (surface)

Ceratophore Present Present Present Present

Median antenna (length Slightly longer than Mid antenna reaching to Slightly longer Twice length of palps relative to palps) palps chaetiger 3

Median antenna (length About ~1 time (2 times) 1.5 times longer than Reaching chaetiger 2 About 1.5 times length relative to prostomium) length of prostomium prostomium of prostomium

Mandibles Flat, dark-brown carrier Not mentioned (light Not mentioned Dark brown; lighter-

and calcerous layer on brown, transparent at coloured cutting plate cutting plate the edge; pers. obs.)

Maxillae Dark brown, but Not mentioned becoming lighter at the edge

MxI (number of teeth; left 1 + 1 1 + 1

+ right)

MxII (number of teeth; 4 + 4 (5 – 6) (5 – 7) + (5 – 7) left + right)

MxIII (number of teeth; 6 (8) + 0 (4 – 7) + 0

left + right)

Not mentioned Brown, edges and sutures darker brown

1 + 1

5 + 6 (5 – 7)

? + 0