TY  - JOUR
AB  - The little-known polychaete family Cossuridae is given a detailed taxonomic record from New Zealand for the first time and its sole representative, <i>Cossura consimilis</i> new species, is described. The dorsal filament of <i>C. consimilis</i> originates on the anterior part of chaetiger 3, and there are at least 28 anterior-region chaetigers (usually 30). Distribution records are mapped from over 70 locations; <i>C. consimilis</i> is widespread in the New Zealand region, with most records from the nearshore subtidal, but the species has been found from extreme low water to the mid-continental slope (0-2330 m). The presence of benthic juveniles with extremely long capillaries may indicate a semi-planktonic dispersal phase occurs post-settlement. The taxonomic characters of all cossurid species are tabulated and discussed: the genus <i>Cossurella</i> is newly synonymized with <i>Cossura</i>.
A1  - Read, Geoffrey B
JO  - Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
N1  - AnnelidaBase
IS  - 4
SP  - 1096
EP  - 1110
C1  - 113(4): 1096-1110
TI  - Taxonomy and distribution of a new <i>Cossura</i> species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Cossuridae) from New Zealand.
UR  - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35517577
VL  - 113
PY  - 2000
Y2  - 2026-09-13
ER  -