A new species of Myrianida (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Autolytinae) from Rhodes (Greece, eastern Mediterranean)
Articles > Article · 2015
Authors: Melih Ertan ÇINAR
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2015, vol 95, pp 1101-1104
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315415000107
Summary
This paper deals with a new species of Myrianida collected from Rhodes Island at 1 m depth among algae in April 2014. This new species is mainly characterized by having flattened dorsal cirri; high number of falcigers in parapodia; a trepan with 16 unequal teeth; and a brownish patch (in fixed specimen) on dorsum of each segment. Individuals are at the stage of reproduction, with developing stolons.