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Sphaerodoridae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the deep south-west Pacific, with the description of a new species of Sphaerodoropsis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2010

Michael Reuscher  and
Dieter Fiege
Michael Reuscher*
Affiliation:
Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Zoologie, Abteilung Morphologie/Ökologie, Im Neuenheimer Feld 230, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Dieter Fiege
Affiliation:
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt, Sektion Marine Evertebraten II, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Reuscher, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5869, USA email: michael.reuscher@tamucc.edu
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Abstract

A new species of Sphaerodoridae (Annelida: Polychaeta), Sphaerodoropsis solis sp. nov., is described from the Challenger Plateau in the Tasman Sea, south-west Pacific. It is the third species of the genus with ventral macrotubercles and is further characterized by the lack of dorsal papillae and the specific arrangement pattern of ventral papillae. A character indicating sexual dimorphism, that has been observed in three morphologically similar species, S. arctowskyensis Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1988, S. bisphaeroserialis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1974c), and S. garciaalvarezi Moreira, Cacabelos & Troncoso, 2004, is confirmed for S. solis sp. nov. Besides S. solis sp. nov., S. arctowskyensis and S. parva (Ehlers, 1913) are newly recorded from the Challenger Plateau and the East Campbell Plateau in the south-west Pacific. An updated key for the genus Sphaerodoropsis is provided.

Keywords

SphaerodoridaeSphaerodoropsisdeep seaidentification keysexual dimorphism
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 91 , Special Issue 2: Biodiversity and Taxonomy , March 2011 , pp. 439 - 445
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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