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New records of Phascolosoma turnerae (Sipuncula: Phascolosomatidae) from the Balearic Basin, Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2014

J.I. Saiz ,
J.E. Cartes ,
V. Mamouridis ,
A. Mecho  and
M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou
J.I. Saiz*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Cell Biology, UPV/EHU, PO Box 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
J.E. Cartes
Affiliation:
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
V. Mamouridis
Affiliation:
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
A. Mecho
Affiliation:
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou
Affiliation:
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, PO Box 712, 19013 Anavissos, Greece
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J.I. Saiz, Department of Zoology and Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country/EHU, PO Box 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain email: ji.saiz@ehu.es
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Abstract

Specimens of the deep-water sipunculan worm Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) turnerae were recently collected from the western part of the Mediterranean Sea. This species is characterized by hooks showing a peculiar anterior stout and long projection at their base. A key to all the Phascolosoma species found in the Mediterranean Sea is included.

Keywords

Phascolosoma turneraenew recordswestern Mediterraneansipunculan worm
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e16
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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