A new species of Raricirrus (Annelida: Cirratuliformia) from deep-water sunken wood off California

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: MAGALHÃES, WAGNER F., LINSE, KATRIN, WIKLUND, HELENA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2017
• Subjects: Annelida; Taxonomy; new species; Raricirrus; wood falls; Cirratulidae; Ctenodrilidae; 16S; COI; Southern Ocean; East Scotia Ridge
• Online Access: http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4353.1.3; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4353.1.3

The genus Raricirrus is characterized by the absence of feeding palps, presence of filamentous branchiae, posterior segments shorter and wider than preceding ones, and by having diverse types of chaetae, including serrate capillaries, long natatory capillaries, falcate and finely pectinate, coarsely...