Anobothrus pseudoampharete Schüller, 2008, sp. nov. ...

• Main Author: Schüller, Myriam
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2008
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Terebellida; Ampharetidae; Anobothrus; Anobothrus pseudoampharete; Southern Ocean; Weddell Sea
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5615893; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5615893

Anobothrus pseudoampharete sp. nov. (Fig. 2A–H) Holotype. ANDEEP III, eastern Weddell Sea, st. 74-6, 20 February 2005, 71°18.42’ S, 13°58.21’ W, 1047 m, EBS, ZMH P- 24741. Paratypes. ANDEEP III, eastern Weddell Sea, st. 74-6, 20 February 2005, 71°18.42’ S, 13°58.21’ W, 1047 m, EBS; 50 specimens, ZMH P- 24742. Additional material. 42-2 (1), 133-3 (1), 143-1 (7), 21-7 (1), 74-6 (53), 81-8 (3), 121-11 (9), 133-2 (4), 142-5 (1), 150-6 (12), 154-9 (1). Etymology. The name refers to the strong reminiscence of this species to Ampharete kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 at first sight. Diagnosis. The species can be recognized by the paleae which are wide at the base and then abruptly taper to a long, delicate tip. Description. Holotype complete except for lack of branchiae, 5 mm long and 0.5 mm wide for 30 chaetigers. A species of median size, between 3–13 mm long. Body long, gradually tapering to the posterior end (Fig. 2A). Color in alcohol light tan to white. Prostomium slightly scoop-shaped, fused to peristomium and ... : Published as part of Schüller, Myriam, 2008, New polychaete species collected during the expeditions ANDEEP I, II, and III to the deep Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean in the austral summers 2002 and 2005 — Ampharetidae, Opheliidae, and Scalibregmatidae, pp. 51-68 in Zootaxa 1705 on page 54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180892 ...