Three new species of Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from eastern Australia
The genus Aponuphis, previously known from the eastern North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, is newly reported from Australia. Three new species are described from off Sydney to Wollongong, New South Wales in sandy sediments, in depths of 25-70 m, bringing the number of recognized Aponuphis species...
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ftmacquarieunicr:oai:https://researchers.mq.edu.au:publications/bd241a69-8aae-4545-bb35-8d92e50ed0fd 2023-05-15T17:32:46+02:00 Three new species of Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from eastern Australia Paxton, Hannelore 2017-11-07 https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/bd241a69-8aae-4545-bb35-8d92e50ed0fd https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4344.2.2 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85032887259&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Paxton , H 2017 , ' Three new species of Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from eastern Australia ' , Zootaxa , vol. 4344 , no. 2 , pp. 246-260 . https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4344.2.2 polychaetes Eunicida biodiversity taxonomy brooding direct development key article 2017 ftmacquarieunicr https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4344.2.2 2022-11-06T06:57:16Z The genus Aponuphis, previously known from the eastern North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, is newly reported from Australia. Three new species are described from off Sydney to Wollongong, New South Wales in sandy sediments, in depths of 25-70 m, bringing the number of recognized Aponuphis species to ten. Aponuphis annae n. Sp. and A. bellani n. Sp. are abranchiate, whilst A. danicae n. Sp. has branchiae over a short region of its body. The tubes of A. annae and A. danicae have a fragile mucous consistency with attached sand grains and that of A. bellani is transparent, tight-fitting and smooth. Two specimens of A. annae were collected with developing juveniles in their tubes demonstrating their direct de-velopment but the reproductive mode of the other two species is not known. The distinguishing characteristics of all rec-ognized species are tabled and a key to the three Australian species is presented. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Macquarie University Research Portal Zootaxa 4344 2 246 |
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The genus Aponuphis, previously known from the eastern North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, is newly reported from Australia. Three new species are described from off Sydney to Wollongong, New South Wales in sandy sediments, in depths of 25-70 m, bringing the number of recognized Aponuphis species to ten. Aponuphis annae n. Sp. and A. bellani n. Sp. are abranchiate, whilst A. danicae n. Sp. has branchiae over a short region of its body. The tubes of A. annae and A. danicae have a fragile mucous consistency with attached sand grains and that of A. bellani is transparent, tight-fitting and smooth. Two specimens of A. annae were collected with developing juveniles in their tubes demonstrating their direct de-velopment but the reproductive mode of the other two species is not known. The distinguishing characteristics of all rec-ognized species are tabled and a key to the three Australian species is presented. |
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Three new species of Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from eastern Australia |
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Three new species of Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from eastern Australia |
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Three new species of Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from eastern Australia |
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Three new species of Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from eastern Australia |
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Three new species of Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from eastern Australia |
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three new species of aponuphis (annelida: onuphidae) from eastern australia |
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Paxton , H 2017 , ' Three new species of Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from eastern Australia ' , Zootaxa , vol. 4344 , no. 2 , pp. 246-260 . https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4344.2.2 |
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