Imajima, Minoru; ten Hove, Harry A. (1989). Two new species of serpulids (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Sesoko Island, Okinawa. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A. 15(1): 11-17.
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Imajima, Minoru; ten Hove, Harry A.
1989
Two new species of serpulids (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Sesoko Island, Okinawa.
Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A
Two species of the Serpulidae previously recorded as Hydroides sp. and Metavermilia sp. from Sesoko Island, Okinawa, are reexamined. Both are new to science. Hydroides bisectus sp. nov. is remarkable in having 9 thoracic setigerous segments. Metavermilia yamazatoi sp. nov. is reported from Indonesia as well. Differential diagnoses are given.