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Spirobranchus coronatus was first described from the east Australian coast (Queensland), followed later by reports from New South Wales to Western Australia, Fiji and the Seychelles (Amirantes Islands).
Scientists use the spines of the operculum to differentiate the species, in this case eight or ten almost erect and almost separate spines, arranged basally in 3 or 4 dichotomously branched groups.
We are not aware of any imports or husbandry experience with Spirobranchus coronatus, and studies on the biology of the species are also lacking.
Etymology:
The Latin word "coronatus" means "crowned" and refers to the arrangement of the radioles of the tubeworm, which may be reminiscent of a crown.
Source:
Zootaxa, 2015
Kupriyanova,Sun, ten Hove, Wong, Rouse
Serpulidae (Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.13
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Scientists use the spines of the operculum to differentiate the species, in this case eight or ten almost erect and almost separate spines, arranged basally in 3 or 4 dichotomously branched groups.
We are not aware of any imports or husbandry experience with Spirobranchus coronatus, and studies on the biology of the species are also lacking.
Etymology:
The Latin word "coronatus" means "crowned" and refers to the arrangement of the radioles of the tubeworm, which may be reminiscent of a crown.
Source:
Zootaxa, 2015
Kupriyanova,Sun, ten Hove, Wong, Rouse
Serpulidae (Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.13
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
