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Scale worms (Polychaeta: Aphroditiformia) associated with cold-water corals in the eastern Gulf of Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2013

Ruth Barnich ,
Lydia Beuck  and
André Freiwald
Ruth Barnich*
Affiliation:
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt, Germany
Lydia Beuck
Affiliation:
Senckenberg am Meer, Südstrand 40, D-26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany
André Freiwald
Affiliation:
Senckenberg am Meer, Südstrand 40, D-26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany MARUM, Bremen University, Leobener Str., D-28359 B, Germany
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: R. Barnich, Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt, Germany email: ruth.barnich@senckenberg.de
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Abstract

During a recent cruise to investigate the cold-water coral habitats in the eastern Gulf of Mexico seven scale worm species (Polychaeta: Aphroditiformia) were found, with four of them new to science: Laetmonice tunicata sp. nov. (Aphroditidae); Eunoe purpurea Treadwell, 1936, Gorgoniapolynoe caeciliae (Fauvel, 1913), Harmothoe dannyi sp. nov., Harmothoe cedrici sp. nov. and Subadyte campechensis sp. nov. (Polynoidae); and Leanira robusta Verrill, 1885 (Sigalionidae). An extended taxonomic account is given for all species, with detailed descriptions and figures for the new species. Three of the five polynoid species were found associated with a coral host: E. purpurea with Bathypathes cf. alternata Brook, 1898 (Antipatharia); G. caeciliae with Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878 and Candidella imbricata (Johnson, 1862) (Octocorallia) and H. dannyi sp. nov. with Stylaster erubescens Pourtalès, 1868 (Hydrozoa). These associations are characterized in detail and documented by in situ ROV pictures and microscopic images and videos of the live animals, together with their respective host.

Keywords

deep-water coralsscale wormsnew speciesPolynoidaeAphroditidaetaxonomybehaviourcommensalismGulf of Mexico
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 93 , Issue 8 , December 2013 , pp. 2129 - 2143
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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