Cirrophorus species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Paraonidae) in the Sea of Marmara, with description of a new species

This paper deals with specimens of Cirrophorus collected from the depths ranging from 3 to 500 m in 2012 and 2013 in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. Among the material, one new species and two already known species were found. The new species is mainly characterized by having long and clavate notopodial...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4347; no. 1; p. 137
Main Authors Erdoğan-Dereli, Deniz, Çinar, Melih Ertan, Dağli, Ertan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 10.11.2017
Subjects
Animals
Annelida
Polychaeta
Turkey
Annelida, Paraonidae, new species, Cirrophorus, Sea of Marmara
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Summary:This paper deals with specimens of Cirrophorus collected from the depths ranging from 3 to 500 m in 2012 and 2013 in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. Among the material, one new species and two already known species were found. The new species is mainly characterized by having long and clavate notopodial postchaetal lobes in the branchial region; red speckles near nuchal organs; and a very long branch of lyrate chaetae (4 times longer than the shorter one). A recently described species, Cirrophorus nikebianchii, was found at the majority of soft-bottom stations. All species found in the area were described and discussed.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4347.1.8