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A new species of Amphictene (Annelida, Pectinariidae) from the northern South China Sea.

ABSTRACT: Pectinariids are a family of polychaetes commonly found in shallow coastal waters around the world, but their diversity is poorly known along the coasts of Asia. Here we describe Amphictene alata sp. n. (Pectinariidae), based on 15 specimens collected from the coastal waters of Guangdong in the northern South China Sea. This new species can be distinguished from all other 13 described species and one described subspecies of Amphictene by having a pair of dorsolateral lobes on segment 3, a pair of large lateral lobes on segment 21, and more scaphal hooks (26 to 37 pairs).

SUBMITTER: Zhang J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4714364 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A new species of Amphictene (Annelida, Pectinariidae) from the northern South China Sea.

Zhang Jinghuai J Zhang Yanjie Y Qiu Jian-Wen JW

ZooKeys 20151214 545

Pectinariids are a family of polychaetes commonly found in shallow coastal waters around the world, but their diversity is poorly known along the coasts of Asia. Here we describe Amphictene alata sp. n. (Pectinariidae), based on 15 specimens collected from the coastal waters of Guangdong in the northern South China Sea. This new species can be distinguished from all other 13 described species and one described subspecies of Amphictene by having a pair of dorsolateral lobes on segment 3, a pair o ...[more]

PMID: 26798291

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A new species of Amphictene (Annelida, Pectinariidae) from the northern South China Sea.

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A new species of Amphictene (Annelida, Pectinariidae) from the northern South China Sea.

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