A new species of Lamellisabella (Pogonophora) from the north Atlantic

The first species of Lamellisabella to be described from the Atlantic Ocean has rows of small teeth on the tentacles. It occurs at about 4000 m depth in the Bay of Biscay, and its range probably extends along the continental rise at least as far south as the Gulf of Guinea.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Author: Southward, Eve C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1978
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400041357
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400041357
Description
Summary:The first species of Lamellisabella to be described from the Atlantic Ocean has rows of small teeth on the tentacles. It occurs at about 4000 m depth in the Bay of Biscay, and its range probably extends along the continental rise at least as far south as the Gulf of Guinea.