Moreira, Juan; Parapar, Julio. (2007). Sphaerodoridae (Annelida : Polychaeta) from the DIVA-Artabria I project (2002 cruise) with description of a new species from the Artabro Gulf (NW Iberian Peninsula). Cahiers De Biologie Marine. 48(4): 373-379.

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10.21411/CBM.A.89814209 [view]

Moreira, Juan; Parapar, Julio

2007

48(4): 373-379

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https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.89814209

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Sphaerodorids (Polychaeta: Sphaerodoridae) collected during the DIVA-Artabria I project (2002 cruise) from soft sediments off NW Iberian Peninsula are described. A total of 47 specimens belonging to two species were collected. Sphaerodoridium fauchaldi Hartmann-Schröder, 1993 is reported for the third time since its original description. Additional morphological data on this species are provided to complete the previous descriptions. A new species of the genus Sphaerodoropsis, S. artabrensis sp. nov., is also described herein. The new species is characterised by having three pairs of lateral prostomial appendages, four spherical to pear-shaped dorsal macrotubercles arranged in a transverse row per chaetiger, a parapodium with prechaetal lobe, 3-4 parapodial papillae, and blades of composite chaetae which are unidentate and bear spinulation along their cutting margin.

Eastern Atlantic warm temperate to boreal
Lusitanian region: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands to west Iberian Peninsula together
North Atlantic

Systematics, Taxonomy

Annelida
Polychaeta

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