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A new species of Sphaerodoropsis (Polychaeta: Sphaerodoridae) from north-east Atlantic, with comments on other species of the genus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2004

Juan Moreira ,
Eva Cacabelos  and
Jesús S. Troncoso
Juan Moreira
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Ciencias, Campus de Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, Universidade de Vigo, 36200 Vigo, Spain
Eva Cacabelos
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Ciencias, Campus de Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, Universidade de Vigo, 36200 Vigo, Spain
Jesús S. Troncoso
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Ciencias, Campus de Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, Universidade de Vigo, 36200 Vigo, Spain
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Abstract

A new species of sphaerodorid (Polychaeta: Sphaerodoridae), Sphaerodoropsisgarciaalvarezi sp. nov., is described from specimens collected on sandy bottoms off the Galician coast (Spain, north-east Atlantic). This species is characterized by having two pairs of digitiform lateral antennae, 13 dorsal macrotubercles per segment in mid-body setigers arranged in two transverse rows, five dorsal microtubercles per segment arranged in five longitudinal rows, six ventral papillae per segment arranged in six longitudinal rows, digitiform presetal lobes and ventral cirri, and composite setae with spinulation on blade and distal end of shaft. Complementary observations to original descriptions are also provided for closely related species Sphaerodoropsis bisphaeroserialis and Sphaerodoropsisarctowskyensis upon examination of type series.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 84 , Issue 5 , October 2004 , pp. 995 - 1000
Copyright
2004 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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