A new deep-sea species of Flabelligena from off the South Orkney Islands, the Southern Ocean

BACKGROUND: A new acrocirrid species, Flabelligena hakuhoae sp. nov., is described from off the South Orkney Islands, the Southern Ocean. Individuals of the new species were collected by rock dredging, 2036–2479 m in depth. NEW INFORMATION: The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by...

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Published in:Biodiversity Data Journal
Main Authors: Jimi, Naoto, Ogawa, Akito, Hiruta, Shimpei F, Ikehara, Minoru, Imura, Satoshi
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
Subjects:
Taxonomic Paper
South Orkney Islands
Southern Ocean
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7295819/
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e53312
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Summary:BACKGROUND: A new acrocirrid species, Flabelligena hakuhoae sp. nov., is described from off the South Orkney Islands, the Southern Ocean. Individuals of the new species were collected by rock dredging, 2036–2479 m in depth. NEW INFORMATION: The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the number of branchiae, position and length of paired ventral large papillae and length of body papillae.

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