Redescription of the enigmatic Marphysa mossambica (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) and description of two new Marphysa species from northern Australia Author Glasby, Christopher J. Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia & Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia Author Biriukova, Olga Natural Sciences Department, Tâmaki Paenga Hira - Auckland Museum, Parnell, Auckland 1010, New Zealand Author Hutchings, Pat Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia & Marine Ecology Group, School of Natural Sciences, Wallumattagal Campus, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, North Ryde, Australia Author Daffe, Guillemine CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux - Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l’Univers, UAR 2567, POREA, Pessac, France Author Lavesque, Nicolas Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR 5805, Arcachon, France text Zootaxa 2025 2025-11-05 5717 2 151 179 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.2.1 journal article 313844 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.2.1 ea47593d-d7b1-4b9c-ae91-a293d01764ce 1175-5326 17890174 A392606A-B36B-4902-9DD5-62B6F8DEDE42

TABLE 1. Terminal taxa used in the molecular part of the study (COI gene), with type localities, collection localities, GenBank accession numbers and references. Ten specimens are newly sequenced in this study, indicated with PX GenBank prefixes.

Species	Type locality	Collection locality	GenBank accession number	Reference
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Eunice cf. violaceomaculata	Tortugas, Caribbean	Carrie Bow Cay, Belize	GQ497542	Zanol et al. 2010
Palola viridis	Samoa, Pacific Ocean	Kosrae, Micronesia	GQ497556	Zanol et al. 2010
Leodice rubra	Saint Thomas, Caribbean	Ceara, Brazil	GQ497528	Zanol et al. 2010
Marphysa aegypti	Suez Canal, Egypt	Suez Canal, Egypt	MF196969	Elgetany et al. 2018
Marphysa bifurcata	WA, Australia	Qld, Australia	KX172177 & KX172178	Zanol et al. 2016
Marphysa brevitentaculata	Tobago	Quintana Roo, Mexico	GQ497548	Zanol et al. 2010
Marphysa californica	California, USA	California, USA	GQ497552	Zanol et al. 2010
Marphysa chirigota	Bay of Cadiz, Spain	Bay of Cadiz, Spain	MN816442−MN816444	Martin et al. 2020
Marphysa davidattenboroughi	Bass Strait, Australia	Bass Strait, Australia	OQ622195−OQ622199	Lavesque et al. 2023
Marphysa fauchaldi	NT, Australia	NT, Australia	KX172165	Zanol et al. 2016
Marphysa gaditana	Bay of Cadiz, Spain	Bay of Cadiz, Spain	MN816441	Martin et al. 2020
Marphysa hongkongensa	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	MH598525 & MH598526	Wang et al. 2018
Marphysa ibaiensis	Malaysia, Kuala Ibai	Malaysia, Kuala Ibai	OR995540−OR995543	Che Engku Abdullah et al. 2024
Marphysa iloiloensis	Iloilo, Philippines	Tigbauan, Philippines	MN106279−MN106281	Glasby et al. 2019
Marphysa kertehensis	Malaysia, Kerteh	Malaysia, Kerteh	OR981603−OR981605 & OR995527	Che Engku Abdullah et al. 2024
Marphysa kristiani	NSW, Australia	NSW, Australia	KX172158 & KX172160−KX172162	Zanol et al. 2016
Marphysa madrasi	Chennai, India	Chennai, India	MT813506 & MT813507	Hutchings et al. 2020
Marphysa merchangensis	Malaysia, Merchang	Malaysia, Merchang	OR995532−OR995534	Che Engku Abdullah et al. 2024
Marphysa moribidii = Marphysa mossambica	Malaysia,Morib, Selangor	Malaysia, Morib, Selangor	PX000504	This study
Marphysa mossambica	Mozambique	Iloilo, Philippines	KX172164	Zanol et al. 2016
Marphysa mossambica	Mozambique	Mida Creek, Kenya	PX000506 & PX000507	This study
Marphysa mossambica	Mozambique	Iloilo, Philippines	PX000502 & PX000503	This study
Marphysa mullawa	Qld, Australia	NSW, Australia	KX172166−KX172168 & KX172176	Zanol et al. 2016
Marphysa papuaensis	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	OP184050	Lavesque et al. 2022
Marphysa pseudosessiloa	NSW, Australia	NSW, Australia	KY605405 & KY605406	Zanol et al. 2010
Marphysa regalis	Bermuda	Ceara, Brazil	GQ497562	Zanol et al. 2010
Marphysa sanguinea	Devon, UK	Callot Island, France	GQ497547	Zanol et al. 2010
Marphysa sanguinea	Devon, UK	Cornwall, UK	MK541904	Lavesque et al. 2019
Marphysa sanguinea	Devon, UK	Arcachon Bay, France	MK950853	Lavesque et al. 2019
Marphysa sanguinea	Devon, UK	Brest, France	MK967470	Lavesque et al. 2019
Marphysa setiuense	Malaysia, Setiu	Malaysia, Setiu	OR995536−OR995539	Che Engku Abdullah et al. 2024
Marphysa sherlockae	Durban, South Africa	Strand, South Africa	MT840349− MT840351	Kara et al. 2020
Marphysa tompaulingi sp. nov.	Darwin, Australia	Darwin, Australia	PX000498−PX000501	This study
Marphysa tripectinata	Beihai, China	Beihai, China	MN106271−MN106278	Glasby et al. 2019
Marphysa victori	Arcachon Bay, France	Arcachon Bay, France	MG384996−MG384999	Lavesque et al. 2017
Marphysa victori	Arcachon Bay, France	Mangoku-ura Inlet, Japan	LC467767	Abe et al. 2019
Marphysa victori	Arcachon Bay, France	Sendai Bay, Japan	LC467769	Abe et al. 2019
Marphysa victori	Arcachon Bay, France	Ena Bay, Japan	LC467772	Abe et al. 2019
Marphysa victori	Arcachon Bay, France	China	MT012514	Lavesque et al. 2020
Marphysa viridis	Florida, USA	Ceara, Brazil	GQ497553	Zanol et al. 2010
Marphysa yunbenun sp. nov.	Magnetic Island, Australia	Magnetic Island, Australia	PX000505	This study
Marphysa zanolae	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	OP184049	Lavesque et al. 2022
Paucibranchia bellii	France	France, Brittany	PV019093 & PV019094	Pinsivy et al. 2025
Paucibranchia disjuncta	California, USA	California, USA	GQ497549	Zanol et al. 2010
Paucibranchia glemareci	France, Brittany	France, Brittany	PV021094	Pinsivy et al. 2025
Paucibranchia triantennata	Korean Peninsula	Korean Peninsula	OM158712 & OM158713	Kim et al. 2022