Britayev, Temir A; Martin, Daniel. (2006). Scale-worms (Polychaeta, Polynoidae) associated with chaetopterid worms (Polychatea, Chaetopteridae), with description of a new genus and species. Journal of Natural History. 39(48): 4081-4099.

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10.1080/00222930600556229 [view]

Britayev, Temir A; Martin, Daniel

2006

39(48): 4081-4099.

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http://doi.org/10.1080/00222930600556229

World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb); "Published 31 March 2006" (wrongly 2005 for the year on the title page)

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Three species of scale-worms inhabiting chaetopterid tubes have been found during routine studies of benthic communities. Anotochaetonoe michelbhaudi gen. and sp. nov. occurred in the East Atlantic off Congo in association with Spiochaetopterus sp. and Phyllochaetopterus sp. It has a relatively short body (fewer than 50 segments); elytra in posterior part of the body arranged on chaetigers 23, 26, 29, 32, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, present to posterior end; achaetous notopodia; neuropodia long, with longer subtriangular prechaetal lobes and shorter postchaetal lobes rounded distally; upper neurochaetae unidentate and lower bidentate; globular ciliated papillae present between ventral cirri and ventral basis of neuropodia. Lepidasthenia brunnea occurred in the Mediterranean Sea off the French coast both free-living and in association with Phyllochaetopterus sp. Ophthalmonoe pettiboneae was found in Vietnam (South China Sea) in association with Chaetopterus sp. This is the second finding of the species. The characteristics of the associations between chaetopterid genera and symbiotic polychaetes are discussed.

East Tropical Atlantic
Mediterranean
South China Sea
West Africa

Associations, Symbiosis, Commensalism (parasitism see *PAR)
Systematics, Taxonomy

Annelida
Polychaeta

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