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Knight-Jones, Phyllis. (1973). Spirorbinae (Serpulidae: Polychaeta) from southeastern Australia. Pt. 1. A new genus, four new subgenera and seven new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Ser. Zoology. 24(4): 231-259.
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Knight-Jones, Phyllis
1973
Spirorbinae (Serpulidae: Polychaeta) from southeastern Australia. Pt. 1. A new genus, four new subgenera and seven new species
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Ser. Zoology
24(4): 231-259
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
Metalaeospira, represented by one new species, has its embryos adhering to the body, but lacks any attachment stalk. Protolaeospira (inc. Marsipospira) is represented by two new species. The incubatory stalk characteristic of this genus is also found in the dextral form Protolaeospira falklandica (Pixell) (which is made the type of a new subgenus) and in Helicosiphon. A somewhat similar but funnel-like stalk is found in Romanchella, which is represented here by a new species. Southern Romanchella spp. have the collar folds fused dorsally, and a new subgenus is proposed for northern Romanchella spp. which have unfused collars and a more symmetrical distribution of uncini. A new subgenus is proposed for species of Pileolaria which lack sickle setae. The new genus represented by a single species, has '4 1/2 segments' in the thoracic region but some affinities with Pileolaria. A new species of Janua (Dexiospira) has a tube with perforated ridges. A new subgenus of Janua is erected, with a new species as type, for form close to Dexiospira but with unfused collar folds.
Australia
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Amplaria Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Amplicaria Knight-Jones, 1984 (original description)
Amplaria spiculosa Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Amplicaria spiculosa (Knight-Jones, 1973) (original description)
Bushiella Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Janua (Dexiospira) fenestrata Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Janua (Pillaiospira) Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Pillaiospira Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Janua (Pillaiospira) trifurcata Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Pillaiospira trifurcata Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Metalaeospira tenuis Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Pileolaria (Simplicaria) P. Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Simplaria Knight-Jones, 1984 (original description)
Pillaiospira Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Pillaiospira trifurcata Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Protolaeospira (Dextralia) Knight-Jones & Walker, 1972 (taxonomy source)
Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) canina Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) tricostalis (Lamarck, 1818) (original description)
Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) triflabellis Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Romanchella (Bushiella) Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Bushiella Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Romanchella (Bushiella) evoluta (Bush, 1905) accepted as Bushiella (Bushiella) verruca (Fabricius in Mörch, 1863) (new combination reference)
Romanchella (Bushiella) media (Pixell, 1912) accepted as Protoleodora asperata (Bush, 1905) (basis of record)
Romanchella perrieri (Caullery & Mesnil, 1897) (redescription)
Romanchella quadricostalis Knight-Jones, 1973 (original description)
Simplicaria Knight-Jones, 1973 accepted as Simplaria Knight-Jones, 1984 (original description)
Holotype BM 1971.245, geounit Signy Island, identified as Protolaeospira (Dextralia) stalagmia Knight-Jones & Walker, 1972
Holotype BMNH ZB 1971 17, 17A, geounit South Australia, identified as Janua (Dexiospira) fenestrata Knight-Jones, 1973
 Authority

Published validly by Knight-Jones & Walker (1972). They refer to Knight-Jones (1972) [sic] as authority, but their ... [details]

 Etymology

Amplaria "derived from the latin amplus, referring to the large number of thoracic segments, with a termination to ... [details]

 Etymology

Not stated. Janua (Dexiospira) fenestrata is possibly named for the lacy appearance created by holes through the ... [details]

 Etymology

Subgenus Pillaiospira Knight-Jones is named after G. Pillai who had created a subgenus (Neodexiospira) closely ... [details]

 Remark

Treated as a subgenus of Janua by Knight-Jones (1972 and 1973) [details]

 Taxonomy

Knight-Jones (1973) elevated the subgenus Spirorbis (Romanchella) Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 to full generic rank. At ... [details]

 Taxonomy

Subgenus Romanchella (Bushiella) is named in text flow remarks after Knight-Jones diagnoses the nominal genus ... [details]

 Type locality

Cape du Couedic, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, gazetteer -36.0611, 136.6987, on midlittoral stones [details]