Amage giacomobovei Schiaparelli & Jirkov 2021, sp. nov. ...

• Main Authors: Schiaparelli, Stefano, Jirkov, Igor A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2021
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Terebellida; Ampharetidae; Amage; Amage giacomobovei; Terra Nova Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica; North East Passage
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4531809; https://zenodo.org/record/4531809

Amage giacomobovei sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DFCD9E3C-9F02-49EF-8FA0-410B23D37A57 Figs 1A, C–I, 2–3 Amage sculpta – Benham 1927: 121–123, pl. III, figs 94–99 (non Ehlers, 1908). Amage benhami – Reuscher, Fiege & Wehe 2009: 21–22, fig. 1a–g (partim). Diagnosis The new species is characterized by having 16 AU and four pairs of branchiae. Etymology This species is dedicated to the Italian piemontese explorer Giacomo Bove (1852–1877, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Bove), lieutenant of the Italian Royal Navy, who joined the Vega expedition of Adolf Erik Nordenskîld (1878–1879) in search of the North–East Passage. He was the first Italian to attempt to organize an expedition to Antarctica, however, it was not funded due to its prohibitive costs following the union of Italy. Material examined Holotype ANTARCTICA • 1 spec. (BL = 21 mm); Terra Nova Bay; 74.69478º S, 164.18458º E; depth 454 m; 24 Jan. 2013; Vacchi leg.; station: Vacchi 4; XXVIII PNRA Expedition (2012-2013); MNA-06373. Paratypes ... : Published as part of Schiaparelli, Stefano & Jirkov, Igor A., 2021, Contribution to the taxonomic knowledge of Ampharetidae (Annelida) from Antarctica with the description of Amage giacomobovei sp. nov., pp. 125-145 in European Journal of Taxonomy 733 on pages 129-134, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.733.1227, http://zenodo.org/record/4529795 ...