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Erdoğan-Dereli, Deniz; Çinar, Melih Ertan; Dağli, Ertan. (2017). Cirrophorus species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Paraonidae) in the Sea of Marmara, with description of a new species. Zootaxa. 4347(1): 137-150.
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Erdoğan-Dereli, Deniz; Çinar, Melih Ertan; Dağli, Ertan
2017
<i>Cirrophorus</i> species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Paraonidae) in the Sea of Marmara, with description of a new species
Zootaxa
4347(1): 137-150
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
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This paper deals with specimens of Cirrophorus collected from the depths ranging from 3 to 500 m in 2012 and 2013 in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. Among the material, one new species and two already known species were found. The new species is mainly characterized by having long and clavate notopodial postchaetal lobes in the branchial region; red speckles near nuchal organs; and a very long branch of lyrate chaetae (4 times longer than the shorter one). A recently described species, Cirrophorus nikebianchii, was found at the majority of soft-bottom stations. All species found in the area were described and discussed. Corresponding author: Melih Ertan Çinar, E-mail: melih.cinar@ege.edu.tr
Mediterranean Sea in general
Systematics, Taxonomy
Cirrophorus Ehlers, 1908 (identification resource)
Cirrophorus branchiatus Ehlers, 1908 (additional source)
Cirrophorus nikebianchii Langeneck, Barbieri, Maltagliati & Castelli, 2017 (additional source)
Cirrophorus turcicus Erdoğan-Dereli, Çinar & Dağli, 2017 (original description)
Cirrophorus branchiatus Ehlers, 1908 (additional source)
Cirrophorus nikebianchii Langeneck, Barbieri, Maltagliati & Castelli, 2017 (additional source)
Cirrophorus turcicus Erdoğan-Dereli, Çinar & Dağli, 2017 (original description)
Holotype ESFM ESFM-POL/2013-1039, geounit Marmara Sea, identified as Cirrophorus turcicus Erdoğan-Dereli, Çinar & Dağli, 2017
Paratype ESFM ESFM-POL/2013-82, geounit Marmara Sea, identified as Cirrophorus turcicus Erdoğan-Dereli, Çinar & Dağli, 2017
Paratype ESFM ESFM-POL/2013-82, geounit Marmara Sea, identified as Cirrophorus turcicus Erdoğan-Dereli, Çinar & Dağli, 2017
Depth range
0.5-3 m in brackish-water lagoons and coastal ponds; 3.5 to about 100 m in marine environments. [details]
Distribution
Mediterranean Sea: Balearic Sea; Sea of Sardinia; Sardinian Channel; Tyrrhenian Sea; Adriatic Sea; Aegean Sea; Sea of ... [details]
Distribution
Sea of Marmara. Records from Western Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Levantine Sea need confirmation. [details]
Etymology
The specific epithet turcicus refers to the type locality of the species, Turkey. [details]
Habitat
In brackish-water lagoons and coastal ponds (0.5-3 m depth) it occurs often associated with Zostera and Nanozostera ... [details]
Habitat
Maërl beds and muddy sediments. [details]
Type locality
Sea of Marmara, Turkey (40.4036°, 27.6631°). [details]