WoRMS taxon details
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Blake, James A.; Ramey-Balci, Patricia A. (2020). A new genus and species of spionid polychaete (Annelida, Spionidae) from a deep-water cold seep site in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off Turkey [IPC13]. <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 19(1): 121-134., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/zs/article/view/zoosymposia.19.1.14 page(s): 123; note: type species Aciculaspio anaximanderi [details] Available for editors [request]
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Diagnosis Authors: "Prostomium reduced, short, about as long as wide, curved ventrally, with two spherical anterior lobes; posteriorly with short caruncle; occipital antenna absent. Branchiae from setiger 2 continuing on subsequent segments; branchiae of setigers 2–9 simple, free from dorsal lamellae; following branchiae from setiger 10 to end of body broad, membranous, fused basally to dorsal lamellae, laterally expanded. Setiger 1 reduced, lacking notosetae; subsequent parapodia biramous with well-developed pre- and postsetal lamellae surrounding setal fascicles. Alimbate, mostly hirsute, capillaries in noto- and neuropodia. Setigers 4–9 with modified neuroacicular aristate spines each covered with numerous protruding fibrils (in SEM). Unidentate hooded hooks present in noto- and neuropodia; each narrowing to curved tip or fang. Neuropodial sabre setae absent. Pygidium with one dorsal and two lateral cirri." [details]
Etymology authors: Aciculaspio "is derived from acicula, Latin for pin or needle referring to the prominent anterior neuropodial spines and Spio, Latin for sea nymph. The gender is feminine." [details]
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