WoRMS source details
Capa, M.; San Martín, Guillermo; and López, Eduardo 2001. Description of a new species of Parasphaerosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 114(1): 280-284.
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Capa, M.; San Martín, G. ;.; López, E.
2001
Description of a new species of Parasphaerosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae)
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
114(1): 280-284
Publication
Kristian Fauchald's Polychaeta DB
During a study on the cryptofauna of coral reefs in Coiba National Park (Panama), specimens of an undescribed species of Parasphaerosyllis Monro, 1937 were collected. Parasphaerosyllis malimalii, n. sp. differs from all other species within the genus by its chaetal features. The new species has thick simple chaetae on median and posterior parapodia, produced by a loss of the blades and enlargement of the shafts. This type of chaeta is unique in this genus, but it has been observed in other genera of the Syllidae such as Syllis and Sphaerosyllis.
Pacific, East Tropical
Systematics, Taxonomy
Parasphaerosyllis malimalii Capa, San Martín & López, 2001 (original description)
Holotype MNCN 16.01/6107, geounit Panamanian part of the North Pacific Ocean, identified as Parasphaerosyllis malimalii Capa, San Martín & López, 2001
Distribution
East Pacific, Panama, Northeast Coiba Island, Arrecife Rosario. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to Narciso Bastida (Mali-Mali), a Kuna Indian, who was the the guide of the authors during ... [details]
Habitat
In a block of dead coral Pocillopora sp. [details]
Type locality
East Pacific, Panama, Coiba National Park, Arrecife Rosario (7º38'30"N, 81º45'20"W). [details]
