Amage giacomobovei Schiaparelli & Jirkov 2021, sp. nov.

• Main Authors: Schiaparelli, Stefano, Jirkov, Igor A.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2021
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Terebellida; Ampharetidae; Amage; Amage giacomobovei; Antarc*; Antarctica; McMurdo Sound; North East Passage
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4531809

Amage giacomobovei sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DFCD9E3C-9F02-49EF-8FA0-410B23D37A57 Figs 1A, C–I, 2–3 Amage sculpta – Benham 1927: 121–123, pl. III, figs 94–99 (non Ehlers, 1908). Amage benhami – Reuscher, Fiege & Wehe 2009: 21–22, fig. 1a–g (partim). Diagnosis The new species is characterized by having 16 AU and four pairs of branchiae. Etymology This species is dedicated to the Italian piemontese explorer Giacomo Bove (1852–1877, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Bove), lieutenant of the Italian Royal Navy, who joined the Vega expedition of Adolf Erik Nordenskîld (1878–1879) in search of the North–East Passage. He was the first Italian to attempt to organize an expedition to Antarctica, however, it was not funded due to its prohibitive costs following the union of Italy. Material examined Holotype ANTARCTICA • 1 spec. (BL = 21 mm); Terra Nova Bay; 74.69478º S, 164.18458º E; depth 454 m; 24 Jan. 2013; Vacchi leg.; station: Vacchi 4; XXVIII PNRA Expedition (2012-2013); MNA-06373. Paratypes ANTARCTICA • 1 spec. (BL = 22 mm); same collection data as for holotype; MNA-06354 • 1 spec. (incomplete, BL = 15 mm); same collection data as for holotype; MNA-06374 • 1 spec. (BL = 20 mm); same collection data as for holotype; MNA-06377 • 1 spec. (BL = 22 mm); same collection data as for holotype; MNA-07930 • 1 spec. (BL = 18 mm); same collection data as for holotype; MNA-07931 • 1 spec. (BL = 14 mm); MNA-07932. Other material ANTARCTICA • 2 specs; McMurdo Sound; opposite Granite Harbour; - 75.933º S, 164.200º E; depth 293 m; station: 340; Terra Nova Expedition (1910); BMNH 1928.2.29.2/3, previously identified by Benham (1927) as A. sculpta . Description Holotype MEASUREMENTS. BL = 21 mm. PROSTOMIUM. Prostomium with T-shaped middle lobe encircled by inflated lobe (trilobed); middle lobe with eyespots at the posterior corners; couple of NO present along the posterior margin, separated by a narrow gap; without glandular ridges (Fig. 1A). BUCCAL TENTACLES. Buccal tentacles few, smooth; tentacle upper surface with ...