Oligobregma quadrispinosa Schüller & Hilbig, 2007, sp. nov. ...

• Main Authors: Schüller, Myriam, Hilbig, Brigitte
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2007
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Scalibregmatidae; Oligobregma; Oligobregma quadrispinosa; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Island; Montagu Island; Scotia Sea; South Sandwich Islands; Weddell Sea
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5660939; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5660939

Oligobregma quadrispinosa sp. nov. (Fig. 3 A–4B) Holotype. Scotia Sea, South Sandwich Islands, east off Montagu Island, Sta. 141­10, 23 March 2002, 58°25.08’S, 25°0.77’W, 2258–2313 m, EBS (ZMH, P­ 24736) Paratypes. Weddell Sea, Sta. 131­3, 0 5 March 2002, 65°19.83’S, 51°31.62’W, 3049–3050 m, EBS, 8 specimens (ZMH, P­ 24738); Sta. 134­4, 0 9 March 2002, 65°19.20’S, 48°3.81’W, 4066–4069 m, EBS, 2 specimens (ZMH, P­ 24737), Scotia Sea, northwest off Elephant Island, Sta. 42­2, 27 January 2002, 59°40.29’S, 57°35.43’W, 3683–3690 m, EBS, 5 specimens (NHM 2006.1699­1703). Etymology. The name refers to the presence of acicular spines in the first to fourth notopodia. Diagnosis. The species can be distinguished by the size of the posterior parapodial cirri and the presence of acicular spines in the first to fourth notopodia. Description Holotype complete, 11 mm long and 2 mm wide for 28 chaetigers. A moderately large species, 8–11 mm long and 1.5–2 mm wide for 28 chaetigers. Colour in alcohol: white to a light tan; ... : Published as part of Schüller, Myriam & Hilbig, Brigitte, 2007, Three new species of the genus Oligobregma (Polychaeta, Scalibregmatidae) from the Scotia and Weddell Seas (Antarctica), pp. 35-45 in Zootaxa 1391 on pages 40-41, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175240 ...