Three new polar species of Sternaspis Otto, 1821 (Polychaeta: Sternaspidae)

Two sternaspid species, Sternaspis fossor Stimpson, 1853 and S. scutata (Ranzani, 1817), have been recorded from many localities including polar or subpolar environments. The study of the collections of five major institutions cannot confirm their presence in high latitudes. On the contrary, the spe...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: SALAZAR-VALLEJO, SERGIO I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2014
Subjects:
Beaufort Sea
Bering Sea
Chukchi Sea
Scotia Sea
Weddell Sea
key
Polychaeta
Arctic
Antarctic
Weddell
Antarc*
Chukchi
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3861.4.3
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3861.4.3
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Summary:Two sternaspid species, Sternaspis fossor Stimpson, 1853 and S. scutata (Ranzani, 1817), have been recorded from many localities including polar or subpolar environments. The study of the collections of five major institutions cannot confirm their presence in high latitudes. On the contrary, the specimens are regarded as different, undescribed species, and are herein described as one from Arctic environments, S. buzhinskajae n. sp., and two others from Antarctic localities: S. monroi n. sp., and S. sendalli n. sp. A key to identify all Sternaspis species is included.

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