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Lavesque, N.; Daffe, G.; Bonifácio, P.; Hutchings, P. (2017). A new species of the Marphysa sanguinea complex from French waters (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic) (Annelida, Eunicidae). ZooKeys. 716: 1-17.
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Lavesque, N.; Daffe, G.; Bonifácio, P.; Hutchings, P.
2017
A new species of the Marphysa sanguinea complex from French waters (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic) (Annelida, Eunicidae)
ZooKeys
716: 1-17
Publication
Available for editors [request]
A new species of Eunicidae, Marphysa victori sp. n., has been identified from Arcachon Bay, Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic. This new species, belonging to the sanguinea complex, is characterised by branchiae with long filaments from chaetigers 26–34, the presence of four types of pectinate chaetae with first ones present from chaetiger 2, a large number of both pectinate chaetae and compound spinigers, and the pygidium with only one pair of pygidial cirri. An identification key for European species of the genus Marphysa is provided.
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Marphysa grunwaldi (Risso, 1826) (status source)
Marphysa saxicola Langerhans, 1881 accepted as Nicidion saxicola (Langerhans, 1881) (additional source)
Marphysa triantennata (Risso, 1826) (status source)
Marphysa victori Lavesque, Daffe, Bonifácio & Hutchings, 2017 (original description)
Marphysa saxicola Langerhans, 1881 accepted as Nicidion saxicola (Langerhans, 1881) (additional source)
Marphysa triantennata (Risso, 1826) (status source)
Marphysa victori Lavesque, Daffe, Bonifácio & Hutchings, 2017 (original description)
Holotype AM W.49047, geounit Arcachon Bay, identified as Marphysa victori Lavesque, Daffe, Bonifácio & Hutchings, 2017
Etymology
named after Victor Lavesque, who is first and second authors’ son. [details]
Status
Lavesque et al (2017) comment that "Marphysa saxicola Langerhans, 1881 was recently transferred to the genus ... [details]
Type locality
Carret channel, Arcachon Bay, Bay of Biscay, France, intertidal in muddy sediments. The author map indicates a ... [details]
Validity
Lavesque et al (2017: 2) "consider that Marphysa grunwaldi (Risso, 1826) and Marphysa triantennata (Risso, 1826), ... [details]
Validity
Lavesque et al (2017: 2) "consider that Marphysa grunwaldi (Risso, 1826) and Marphysa triantennata (Risso, 1826), ... [details]