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Borowski, Christian. (1995). New records of Longosomatidae (Heterospionidae) (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the abyssal southeast Pacific, with description of Heterospio peruana sp.n. and general remarks on the family. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut. 92 (Suppl. 1): 129-144.
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Borowski, Christian
1995
New records of Longosomatidae (Heterospionidae) (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the abyssal southeast Pacific, with description of <i>Heterospio peruana</i> sp.n. and general remarks on the family.
Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut
92 (Suppl. 1): 129-144
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Longosomatidae (= Heterospionidae) collected from abyssal depths of about 4150 m in the Peru Basin, eastern South Pacific, included 16 specimens of Heterospio peruana sp. n., closely related to H. sinica Wu & Chen, 1966, and one indeterminate specimen of another species. The species is characterized by a short branchiate thorax with 9 setigers with up to 4 or 5 pairs of branchiae, a midbody region with at least 7 strongly elongated setigers, and a short, inflated posterior region with 6 segments, first 5 of which setigerous. Setae of the thoracic region are exclusively capillaries; setae of elongated setigers form cinctures from setiger 10 and comprise aristate spines in addition to subuluncini-like capillaries from setiger 10 or 11; the last elongated setiger lacks aristate spines. The indeterminate specimen is an anterior fragment with 8 thoracic setigers and without modified setae (e.g., aciculars) or cinctures in midbody segments. Literature data on taxonomic characters of longosomatids are compiled.
Pacific Ocean
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Heterospio peruana Borowski, 1995 (original description)
Heterospionidae Hartman, 1965 accepted as Longosomatidae Hartman, 1944 (source of synonymy)
Longosomatidae Hartman, 1944 (identification resource)
Heterospionidae Hartman, 1965 accepted as Longosomatidae Hartman, 1944 (source of synonymy)
Longosomatidae Hartman, 1944 (identification resource)
Holotype SMF 5091, geounit Peru Basin, identified as Heterospio peruana Borowski, 1995
Etymology
'peruana' "after the type locality in the Peru basin" [details]
Habitat
Globigerina ooze in a bothryoidal manganese nodule area, at abyssal depths (4125–4188 m). The very fine silty ... [details]
Nomenclature
Borowski (1995) altered the spelling from Hartman's Longosomidae to Longosomatidae. He appears to state the 'type ... [details]
Type locality
Peru Basin in globgerina ooze, offshore of Peru, -7.057833°, -88.458333°, 4142 m [details]