This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Paxton, Hannelore, Davey, Adam (2010): A new species of Ophryotrocha (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) associated with fish farming at Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania, Australia. Zootaxa 2509: 53-61, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196027
Abstract
Ophryotrocha shieldsi, sp. nov. is described from Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania, Australia, where it occurs in high densities beneath the sea cages of fish farms. SCUBA and ROV underwater observations revealed closely spaced mounds of aggregations of the new species. It is closely related to O. lobifera Oug, a species reported from fish farms and whale-falls in the North Sea, from which it can be distinguished by its ovate rather than triangular dorsal lateral lobes, palps with small globular rather than longer digitate palpostyles, and additional jaw differences.
Key words: Polychaeta, fish farms, organic enrichment, taxonomy
Paxton H, Davey A, plazi (2010). A new species of Ophryotrocha (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) associated with fish farming at Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania, Australia. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.196027 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.
