Platynereis polyscalma Chamberlin, 1919 (Fig. 5 D, E) Platynereis polyscalma Chamberlin, 1919: 219 –226, pl. 30, figs 5–8, pl. 31, figs 1–10, pl. 32, figs 1–2. Platynereis polyscalma.— Monro 1931:18; Hutchings & Reid 1991: 56–57. Material examined. AM: W.43785, MI QLD 2329 (1); W.45490-T, MI QLD 2443 (1); W.44306, MI QLD 2380 (1); W.43836, MI QLD 2340 (2); W.44303, MI QLD 2375 (1); W.45016-T, MI QLD 2443 (1); W.45314-T, MI QLD 2387 (2); W.45493-T, MI QLD 2442 (1). NTM: W22536 (1), NW side of Palfrey Island, 14°41.4'S 145°26.58'E, coll. C. Glasby, C. Watson & M. Blazewicz, 10 Apr 2008; W22617-T (1), Yonge Reef (inside) Outer Barrier, 14°21.76'S 145°22.33'E, coll. C. Watson, 18 Feb 2009; W22740 (1), 14°23.41'S 145°16.42'E, coll. M. Timmers, 12 Feb 2009; W23979 (1), north end of Mrs Watsons Bay, 14°39.3156'S 145°26.788'E, coll. CReefs Lizard 0 9 Team, 6 Feb 2009. Diagnosis. Platynereis species having green pigmentation and abundant white pigment spots on dorsum and characteristic patch of white pigment on prostomium (Fig. 5 D); pigment shows green fluorescence at 510–540 nm (Fig. 5 E). Remarks. This species was first reported from Lizard Island by Hutchings & Reid (1991). The present specimens fit the description of these authors; the only additional variation noted is that the pectinate rows of paragnaths in Areas VII–VIII can be arranged in 5–6 patches, rather than only 5 patches. Habitat. Lagoon and back reefs, sand, 2– 10 m. Type locality. Ellice Islands (Funafuti) and Gilbert Islands. Distribution. Northern Australia, tropical Indo-West Pacific.

Published as part of Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, pp. 207-239 in Zootaxa 4019 (1) on pages 230-231, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.11, http://zenodo.org/record/232453