Mauretanaspis longichaeta Fiege & Barnich 2020, gen. et spec. nov. ...

• Main Authors: Fiege, Dieter, Barnich, Ruth
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2020
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Terebellida; Sternaspidae; Mauretanaspis; Mauretanaspis longichaeta; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4324142; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.4324142

Mauretanaspis longichaeta gen. et spec. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: AA378791-074B-4349-B2E2-235FD632E35C Figs 1–4, Table 1 Etymology The species epithet is a combination of the Latin ‘ longus ’ (= ‘long’) and the Greek ‘ chaeta ’ (= ‘bristle’) characterizing the striking length of the posteriormost lateral chaetae of the ventro-caudal shield. Material examined Holotype NORTHEAST ATLANTIC – Off Mauritania • 1 complete specimen (body slightly contracted, introvert fully everted, length 5.0 mm, width 1.6 mm, abdomen length 3.0 mm, left shield plate length 1.2 mm, width 0.9 mm); Block C9, stn C9-15 (B3); 18°21.27′ N, 17°57.44′ W; depth 2712 m; 24 Oct. 2018; deepsea mud, box core; MNHN-IA-TYPE 2005. Paratype NORTHEAST ATLANTIC – Off Mauritania • 1 complete specimen (introvert partly retracted, length 3.5 mm, width 1.8 mm, abdomen length 1.0 mm, left shield plate length 1.2 mm, width 1.2 mm); Block C9, stn C9-15 (B1); 18°21.27′ N, 17°57.44′ W; depth 2712 m; 24 Oct. 2018; deep-sea mud, box core; SMF 27777. Other ... : Published as part of Fiege, Dieter & Barnich, Ruth, 2020, A new genus and species of Sternaspidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the deep eastern Atlantic, pp. 1-13 in European Journal of Taxonomy 699 on pages 4-10, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.699, http://zenodo.org/record/3981057 ...