A note on Phascolosoma turnerae Rice (Sipuncula)

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by  S J Edmonds

Transactions ofthe RoyalSociety ofS. Aust. (1992). 116*4), 151.
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
A NOTE ON PHASCOLOSOMA TURKER.AE RICE (SIPLNCULA)
HhnscolosomaturneraeRice, 1985 wasdescribed from 104
specimensol asipunculanfoundboringintosubmergedwood
and was collected at depths of 1135-1184 m in the Straitsof
Florida, southofKeyWest.U.S.A.andalsofrom366-412 m
in the northern area of the Gulf of Mexico. Alabama,
U.S.A.' This record is the first ofa sipunculan livmg and
boring in wood. P. turnerae is distinguished from other
congeners by the shupe of its introvert hooks (Fig. 1). and
the structure of its body papillae.
Phascotosomakapu/um Edmonds, 1985wasdescribed from
three specimens dredged at 710 m off Sydney, N.S.W..
Australiaduring a cruiseofthe "Kapala" in 1977- Edmonds
in 1985 was unaware ofRice's 1985 species, On comparing
tmuartenreiraaleoafndthePtkwaopaspteucmiewseirne1c9o8n8s.peictibfiecc,amtehecllaetatrerthbaetinPg FigQ.ueeI.nslPahnadscsopleocsiommean (tSucranleeralei,ne i=ntr0o.v0e5rtmmho)ok? from
ajuniorsynonym. (ThedateofpublicationofP. turneraewas
20 March 1985 and that of£ kapalum was 28 June 1985).
No wood, however, was associated with the "Kapala"
specimens nordidthecollection recordsreportrhcpresence reportsthat thespecimenwascollected from"apieceofrotting
ofanyatthetimeofcollection. Itseemsprobable, then, that wood"andapiece(ifthewoodwas included inthecollecting
thespecimenshad beendislodged eitherduringdredgingor lube along with the sipunculan.
soiRleicnegn.tly asinglespecimenol'Pturneraewasfound insonic theThseynpounrypmoyseolo'Pf.tthuernperreaseenatndnoPt.ekaispotlhrueme.fotlhde:f1o.rmtoerrencaomred
material sent for identification from the Northern Territory having priority. 2. to confirm that P. turnerae is associated
Museum. Darwin. Thespecimen(NTMWSS7)wascollected with submerged woodand3. torecordthe widedistribution
during trawlingoperatio%nsof"SOEEA" inQueensland waters ofP. turneraenow reported fromthe AtlanticOcean (Straits
2H579a-5296.02'mS b-y H1.7*5L5a.r8son. 1!467.*i0.l49,856.'ETh-e c1o4ll7e*c0t1i.o5n'El)abealt oOfceFlaonri(doaffaSnyddnteheyGaunldfoofffMtehxeiGcroe)atanBdarirhieersoRuetehf-.weAussttrPaalciiaf)i.c
Rice, M. E. (1985) Proc Biof Soc. Washington98(1), 54-60. Edmonds, & ,}. (1985) Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. I09.<2).
43-44.
S. J. EDMONDS. Soutli Australian Museum, North Terrace. Adelaide. S. Aust. 5000.