Amage micropaleata Schüller & Jirkov, 2013, n.sp. ...

• Main Authors: Schüller, Myriam, Jirkov, Igor A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2013
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Terebellida; Ampharetidae; Amage; Amage micropaleata; Drake Passage; Ona Basin; Southern Ocean; Weddell; Weddell Sea
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6152264; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6152264

Amage micropaleata n.sp. Figs 3–5 Holotype: ANDEEP III—st 133-2, EBS, 62°46.73'S – 62°46.33'S, 53°02.57'W – 53°04.14'W, central Weddell Sea, 1582 m [ZMH-26049]. Paratypes: ANDEEP I–II—st 42-2, EBS, 59°40.29'S – 59°40.32'S, 57°35.43'W – 57°35.64'W, Ona Basin/ Drake Passage, 3690 m (2 specimens, 1 x SEM, both incomplete), ANDEEP III—st 16-10, EBS, 41°07.55'S – 41°07.02'S, 09°55.94'E – 09°54.85'E, South Africa / South Atlantic, 4720 m (1 specimen, complete), st 121-11, EBS, 63°38.27'S – 63°37.31'S, 50°37.16'W – 50°38.04'W, central Weddell Sea, 2668 m (1 specimen, complete), st 133-2, EBS, 62°46.73'S – 62°46.33'S, 53°02.57'W – 53°04.14'W, central Weddell Sea, 1582 m (1 specimen, complete) [ZMH-26050–26054]. Diagnosis: The species can be recognized by the presence of microscopic paleae. Description: Holotype 5 mm long, 1 mm wide. Paratypes 4–6 mm long and 0.9–1.1 mm wide at most expanded part. Thorax anteriorly expanded, gradually tapering towards transition to abdomen, then abruptly tapering towards pygidium ... : Published as part of Schüller, Myriam & Jirkov, Igor A., 2013, New Ampharetidae (Polychaeta) from the deep Southern Ocean and shallow Patagonian waters, pp. 204-237 in Zootaxa 3692 (1) on pages 210-212, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3692.1.11, http://zenodo.org/record/247905 ...