Australaugeneria iberica


Australaugeneria iberica is a scale worm known from the Gulf of Cadiz in the north-east Atlantic Ocean from a depth of 2230m.

Taxonomic status

Australaugeneria iberica, known from a depth of 2230 m, is the only bathyal species in the genus; the remaining 3 species are known from depths of 30 m or less.

Description

Elytra 15 pairs. Unpigmented. Lateral antennae inserted ventrally. Notochaetae thinner than neurochaetae.

Commensalism

A. iberica is commensal. Its host taxa are alcyonacean corals such as Acanella or a similar genera.