Tharyx moniliformis Blake 2018, new species

• Main Author: Blake, James A.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Terebellida; Cirratulidae; Tharyx; Tharyx moniliformis; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell Sea; Scotia Sea; Weddell; Larsen Ice Shelf; Powell Basin; Antarc*; antarcticus; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3798476; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3798476

Tharyx moniliformis new species Figures 56–57 Tharyx antarcticus: Blake & Narayanswamy 2004: 1806, 1813 (in part). Not Hartman 1978. Material examined. East Antarctic Peninsula former Larsen Ice Shelf A area, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, Cr. 2000-3, coll. J.A. Blake, SM grab, Sta. 05, 17 May 2000, 64°46.520ʹS, 060°10.720ʹW, 978 m, holotype (LACM- AHF Poly 10229) and 2 paratypes (LACM-AHF Poly 10230); Sta. 06, 17 May 2000, 64°45.518ʹS, 060°10.720ʹW, 733 m (2, MCZ 149862); Sta. 7, 18 May 2000, 64°43.523ʹS, 060°04.771ʹW, 839 m, 11 paratypes (MCZ 149863); Sta. NBP 14, 19 May 2000, 64°51.818ʹS, 060°33.438ʹW, 419 m (1, MCZ 149864); Sta. 21, 20 May 2000, 64°45.827ʹS, 060°19.450ʹW, 912 m, 3 paratypes (MCZ 149865); Sta. 23, 21 May 2000, 64°47.144ʹS, 060°21.566ʹW, 901 m, 3 paratypes (MCZ 149867 ). — Weddell Sea, East of Larsen Ice Shelf A area, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, Cr. 2000-3, coll. J.A. Blake, SM grab, Sta. 25, 22 May 2000, 64°43.314ʹS, 059°38.459ʹW, 628 m (6, MCZ 149868); Sta. 26, 23 May 2000, 64°39.564ʹS, 059°13.226ʹW, 564 m (8, MCZ 149869).— Weddell Sea, E of Antarctic Peninsula, R / V Polarstern, ANDEEP II (ANT-XIX/4), Sta. PS61/131-7, 06 Mar 2002, 65°19.45ʹS, 51°30.97ʹW, MUC, 3057 m (1, MCZ 149870); Sta. PS61/132-4, 06 Mar 2003, 65°17.75ʹS, 53°22.92ʹW, box corer, 2085 m, 2 paratypes (SMF 24947); Sta. PS61/132-5, 07 Mar 2002, 65°17.68ʹS, 53°23.00ʹW, MUC, 2084 m (1, SMF 24948); Sta. PS61/132-6, 07 Mar 2002, 65°17.77ʹS, 54°0.00ʹE, box corer, 2086 m (2, SMF 24949); Sta. PS61/133-6, 07 Mar 2002, 65°20.18ʹS, 54°143.6ʹW, MUC, 1120 m, 1 paratype (SMF 24950); 2, photographed alive (JAB); Sta. PS61/133-7, 07 Mar 2002, 65°20.10ʹS 54°14.87ʹW, box corer, 1110 m (1, SMF 24952); Sta. PS/139-10, 20 Mar 2002, 58°14.18ʹS, 24°20.47ʹW, box corer, 3935 m (2, SMF 24951).— Scotia Sea, Powell Basin, R / V Polarstern, ANDEEP III (ANT-XXII/3), Sta. PS67/121-10, 14 Mar 2002, 63°41.74ʹS, 50°42.99ʹW, box corer, 2621 m (2, SEM stubs JAB). Description. A small, fragile, threadlike species; holotype complete, 7.12 mm long, 0.25 mm wide ...