Heterospio canariensis Blake & Maciolek 2023, new species ...

• Main Authors: Blake, James A., Maciolek, Nancy J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Spionida; Longosomatidae; Heterospio; Heterospio canariensis; Pacific; Indian; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7795033; https://zenodo.org/record/7795033

Heterospio canariensis new species Figure 7 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 4323AD1B-C80B-49D5-8418-CBDD9B5A7CED Material examined . ( 9 specimens ) Eastern North Atlantic Ocean, off Canary Islands , SE of Gran Canaria Island , coll. J. Allen, RRS Discovery , Cruise 21, Sta. 6711 , 19 Mar 1968, EBS, 27.248°N, 15.605°W, 2988 m, holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13266); 4 paratypes plus middle and post. fragments (LACM-AHF Poly 13267); Sta. 6709 , 18 Mar 1968, EBS, 27.537°N, 15.427°W, 2351 m, 3 paratypes (LACM-AHF Poly 13264); Sta. 6710 , 19 Mar 1968, EBS, 27.395N, 15.66°W, 2670 m, 1 paratype plus posterior fragments (LACM-AHF Poly 13265). Description . An elongate, threadlike species; all specimens incomplete, material includes anterior fragments with 12–13 setigers, abdominal fragments, and posterior fragments with bulbous posterior ends containing at least three setigers. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13266) an anterior fragment with 13 setigers, 16.6 mm long, 0.36 mm wide across thorax and 0.38 mm wide across abdominal ... : Published as part of Blake, James A. & Maciolek, Nancy J., 2023, New species and records of Heterospio (Annelida, Longosomatidae) from continental shelf, slope and abyssal depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and adjacent seas, pp. 1-74 in Zootaxa 5260 (1) on pages 21-23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5260.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7794920 ...