| Title | A new species of Sphaerosyllis Claparede, 1863 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) from the Atlantida Tunnel, Lanzarote, Canary Islands |
| Abstract | A new species of Sphaerosyllis (Syllidae, Exogoninae), S. iliffei n. sp., is described from interstitial habitats of Montaa de Arena in the Atlantida Tunnel, a marine lava tube of La Corona volcano (Lanzarote, Canary Islands). The new species is characterized by lacking eyes, parapodia bearing four heterogomph compound falcigers with blade lengths decreasing from dorsalmost to ventralmost, and one supra-acicular simple chaeta distally serrated from first chaetiger. Females brood eggs ventrally, attached juveniles occurs to chaetiger 12. Males have long ventral cirri from chaetiger 13 backwards, without natatory chaetae. Sphaerosyllis iliffei n. sp. is the first record of a troglobitic Syllidae, with its unpigmented body, the apparent absence of eyes, and the females ventrally brooding a single embryo. |
| Source | Marine biodiversity (Print) 39 (3), pp. 209–214 |
| Keywords | annelidaanchialinecave |
| Journal | Marine biodiversity (Print) |
| Editor | Springer, Heidelberg ;, Germania |
| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12526-009-0026-3 |
| Authors | Nunez, Jorge; Martinez, Alejandro; Carmen Brito, M. |
| Text | 417497 2009 10.1007/s12526 009 0026 3 ISI Web of Science WOS BCI200900599559 annelida anchialine cave A new species of Sphaerosyllis Claparede, 1863 Polychaeta Syllidae Exogoninae from the Atlantida Tunnel, Lanzarote, Canary Islands Nunez, Jorge; Martinez, Alejandro; Carmen Brito, M. Univ La Laguna, Lab Bentos, Dept Biol Anim, E 38206 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain A new species of Sphaerosyllis Syllidae, Exogoninae , S. iliffei n. sp., is described from interstitial habitats of Montaa de Arena in the Atlantida Tunnel, a marine lava tube of La Corona volcano Lanzarote, Canary Islands . The new species is characterized by lacking eyes, parapodia bearing four heterogomph compound falcigers with blade lengths decreasing from dorsalmost to ventralmost, and one supra acicular simple chaeta distally serrated from first chaetiger. Females brood eggs ventrally, attached juveniles occurs to chaetiger 12. Males have long ventral cirri from chaetiger 13 backwards, without natatory chaetae. Sphaerosyllis iliffei n. sp. is the first record of a troglobitic Syllidae, with its unpigmented body, the apparent absence of eyes, and the females ventrally brooding a single embryo. 39 Published version Articolo in rivista Springer 1867 1616 Marine biodiversity Print Marine biodiversity Print Mar. biodivers. Print Marine biodiversity. Print alejandro.martinezgarcia MARTINEZ GARCIA ALEJANDRO |
