Depth range
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3-7 m.
Martin, Daniel; Nygren, Arne; Cruz-Rivera, Edwin. (2017). Proceraea exoryxae sp. nov. (Annelida, Syllidae, Autolytinae), the first known polychaete miner tunneling into the tunic of an ascidian. PeerJ. 5: e3374.
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Diagnosis
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Original diagnosis by Martin et al. (2017: p6 of 25): "Proceraea with simple chaetae in anterior chaetigers, and a trepan with 33 teeth with one outer ring where one large tooth alternates with one medium-sized tricuspid tooth, and one inner ring with small teeth located just behind the large teeth."
Martin, Daniel; Nygren, Arne; Cruz-Rivera, Edwin. (2017). Proceraea exoryxae sp. nov. (Annelida, Syllidae, Autolytinae), the first known polychaete miner tunneling into the tunic of an ascidian. PeerJ. 5: e3374.
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Distribution
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Red Sea: Zeytouna Beach (El Gouna, Egypt). Known only from the type locality.
Martin, Daniel; Nygren, Arne; Cruz-Rivera, Edwin. (2017). Proceraea exoryxae sp. nov. (Annelida, Syllidae, Autolytinae), the first known polychaete miner tunneling into the tunic of an ascidian. PeerJ. 5: e3374.
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Habitat
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Inside galleries excavated in the tunic of a specimen of Phallusia nigra Savigny, 1816 (Ascidiacea, Ascidiidae), collected at 3-7 m from a shallow fringing reef.
Martin, Daniel; Nygren, Arne; Cruz-Rivera, Edwin. (2017). Proceraea exoryxae sp. nov. (Annelida, Syllidae, Autolytinae), the first known polychaete miner tunneling into the tunic of an ascidian. PeerJ. 5: e3374.
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