A new species of Ophryotrocha (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) associated with the coral Lophelia pertusa (Anthozoa: Caryophylliidae)

Abstract Ophryotrocha is the most speciose genus within Dorvilleidae, with species occurring in a great variety of environments around the globe. In Brazil, records of Ophryotrocha are scarce and no specific identification is provided for any of the records. Herein we describe a new species of Dorvi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Main Authors: Vinicius da Rocha Miranda, Andrielle Raposo Rodrigues, Ana Claudia dos Santos Brasil
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Subjects:
Epibiont
Cold-water Coral
Deep-sea
Eunicida
Associated fauna
Zoology
QL1-991
Lophelia pertusa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.13
https://doaj.org/article/9e416464dec84379962d5bc365aea167
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Summary:Abstract Ophryotrocha is the most speciose genus within Dorvilleidae, with species occurring in a great variety of environments around the globe. In Brazil, records of Ophryotrocha are scarce and no specific identification is provided for any of the records. Herein we describe a new species of Dorvilleidae, Ophryotrocha zitae sp. nov. Adult and larval specimens were found in the axis of a fragment of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa, sampled off São Paulo’s coast, at a depth of 245 m. Both forms are described and illustrated. This new species resembles O. puerilis, O. adherens and O. eutrophila, but can be distinguished based on differences in its mandible and on chaetae shape and arrangement.

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