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Mortimer, Kate; Blake, James A.; Harrendence, Kelsey. (2021). A review of the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Northeast America, including a description of a new species and re-descriptions of Magelona riojai and Magelona sacculata. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 134(1): 209-242.
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Mortimer, Kate; Blake, James A.; Harrendence, Kelsey
2021
A review of the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Northeast America, including a description of a new species and re-descriptions of Magelona riojai and Magelona sacculata
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
134(1): 209-242
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyD).
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A new species of Magelona is described based on collections from off Long Island, New York that are identical to an undescribed species reported by M. L. Jones (1968) from the vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The species is herein named (M. brachypalpata, new species) and described. The new species belongs to the ‘Magelona mirabilis group,’ possessing a rounded prostomium, lacking prostomial horns, and having specialized chaetae on chaetiger nine. The new species is most similar to M. riojai and M. sacculata, both of which are here redescribed. Additionally, a dichotomous identification key to the known magelonid species of the northeastern American coast and a worldwide pictorial identification key to the ‘M. mirabilis’ group of magelonids are provided.
America, North
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Magelona F. Müller, 1858 (identification resource)
Magelona brachypalpata Mortimer, Blake & Harrendence, 2021 (original description)
Magelona riojai Jones, 1963 (redescription)
Magelona sacculata Hartman, 1961 (redescription)
Magelona brachypalpata Mortimer, Blake & Harrendence, 2021 (original description)
Magelona riojai Jones, 1963 (redescription)
Magelona sacculata Hartman, 1961 (redescription)
Holotype NMW NMW.Z.2021.002.0001, c, geounit Long Island, identified as Magelona brachypalpata Mortimer, Blake & Harrendence, 2021
Etymology
authors: Magelona brachypalpata is "derived from the Greek 'brachys', meaning short, and the Latin 'palpatus' ... [details]
Identification
Mortimer et al (2021) explain that "Magelona brachypalpata described herein from off Long Island is the same as ... [details]
Identification
Mortimer et al (2021: 230) report that paratypes AMNH 3643 and AMNH 3644 are misidentified and are not M. riojai, ... [details]
Type locality
off Jones Beach, Long Island, New York, Atlantic 40.5666, -73.3510, 57.9 m [details]
