Fukuda, M. V.; Nogueira, J. M. M. (2012). On a new species of Nuchalosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae), a rare syllid genus only known from Brazilian waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 93(04): 963-966.

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10.1017/s0025315412000069 [view]

Fukuda, M. V.; Nogueira, J. M. M.

2012

93(04): 963-966

Publication

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315412000069

World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)

Nuchalosyllis Rullier & Amoureux, 1979 is an extremely rare syllid genus, only known from the holotype of its type species, N. lamellicornis Rullier & Amoureux, 1979. The genus is characterized by the dorso-ventrally flattened body and the unique comb-like nuchal epaulettes. We herein describe the second specimen of this genus ever found, which is also a new species, Nuchalosyllis maiteae sp. nov.; it differs from N. lamellicornis in having different morphology of nuchal epaulettes, spinose papillae on cirrophores of dorsal cirri throughout and sub-bidentate posterior body falcigers.

America, South
South West Atlantic ( =only warm temperate; cold temperate see *SUB)

Systematics, Taxonomy

Annelida
Polychaeta

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