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Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A. (2006). Flabelligena gascognensis sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic). Scientia Marina. 70S1: 141-147.
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Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A.
2006
<i>Flabelligena gascognensis</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic)
Scientia Marina
70S1: 141-147
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
Flabelligena gascognensis (Annelida: Polychaeta), a new species of the family Acrocirridae Banse, 1969 is described from the northeastern Atlantic. The specimens were collected from the Capbreton Canyon, Bay of Biscay, at depths between 545 and 1113 m. The new species has three pairs of branchiae and a pair of large ventral papillae. A light emendation of the diagnosis of the genus is proposed with the aim of including the new species and two other species, Flabelligella mediterranea Kolmer, 1985 and Flabelligella biscayensis Kolmer, 1985, into the genus Flabelligena. A key and a comparative table of the main characters of the known species of the genus are also included.
Biscay
Eastern Atlantic warm temperate to boreal
North Atlantic
Eastern Atlantic warm temperate to boreal
North Atlantic
Systematics, Taxonomy
Flabelligella biscayensis Kolmer, 1985 accepted as Flabelligena biscayensis (Kolmer, 1985) (new combination reference)
Flabelligella mediterranea Kolmer, 1985 accepted as Flabelligena mediterranea (Kolmer, 1985) (new combination reference)
Flabelligena Gillet, 2001 (additional source)
Flabelligena biscayensis (Kolmer, 1985) (new combination reference)
Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006 (original description)
Flabelligena mediterranea (Kolmer, 1985) (basis of record)
Flabelligella mediterranea Kolmer, 1985 accepted as Flabelligena mediterranea (Kolmer, 1985) (new combination reference)
Flabelligena Gillet, 2001 (additional source)
Flabelligena biscayensis (Kolmer, 1985) (new combination reference)
Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006 (original description)
Flabelligena mediterranea (Kolmer, 1985) (basis of record)
Holotype MNCN 16.01/10104, geounit Capbreton canyon, identified as Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006
Paratype INSUB POL-179, geounit Capbreton canyon, identified as Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006
Paratype INSUB POL-180, geounit Capbreton canyon, identified as Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006
Paratype INSUB POL-179, geounit Capbreton canyon, identified as Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006
Paratype INSUB POL-180, geounit Capbreton canyon, identified as Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006
Diagnosis
Acrocirrids with prostomium without cephalic cage, anterior region retractile and lacking distinct body regions. ... [details]
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay, Capbreton canyon region. [details]
Etymology
The specific epithet gascognensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Gascony, or Golfe de ... [details]
Habitat
Soft bottoms, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality
Capbreton Canyon, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean (43º50.09'N, 02º03.23'W to 43º49.14'N, 02º02.64'W), 545-572 m, ... [details]