Scoloplos papillatus Blake 2021, new species ...

Scoloplos papillatus new species Figures 15–17 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DF1B8B75-38BE-4841-8452-13DCF90DD7AB Material examined. (36 specimens) Southeastern USA, off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, MMS Cape Hatteras Survey, coll. J.A. Blake, Chief Scientist, R / V Endeavor. Sta. CH-3: Aug 1992, 35°37...

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Main Author: Blake, James A.
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Published: Zenodo 2021
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4678527
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.4678527
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Summary:Scoloplos papillatus new species Figures 15–17 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DF1B8B75-38BE-4841-8452-13DCF90DD7AB Material examined. (36 specimens) Southeastern USA, off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, MMS Cape Hatteras Survey, coll. J.A. Blake, Chief Scientist, R / V Endeavor. Sta. CH-3: Aug 1992, 35°37.08′N, 74°46.12′W, 812 m, holotype (USNM 1621017) and 17 paratypes (USNM 1621018). Sta. SA-9: Sep. 1992, 35°28.36′N, 74°41.26′W, 620 m, 18 paratypes (USNM 1621019). Description. A large, elongate species; thoracic segments dorsoventrally flattened, often with middle thoracic segments swollen dorsally, likely from location of internal retracted pharynx; abdominal segments ventrally round- ed, dorsally flattened with elevated parapodia. Shallow ventral groove present along entire body on most specimens; dorsal grooves and ridges absent. Holotype complete, coiled, with 182 setigers, 45 mm long, 1.8 mm across thorax; with 17 thoracic setigers and branchiae from setiger 14 (Fig. 17A). Large incomplete paratype (USNM ... : Published as part of Blake, James A., 2021, New species and records of Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from continental shelf and slope depths of the Western North Atlantic Ocean, pp. 1-123 in Zootaxa 4930 (1) on pages 37-42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4930.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4544896 ...