Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology

Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology

The polychaete Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Sabellidae) is described from Okinawa and Ogasawara, south Japan, where it was found living embedded in a dead skeleton of the coral Porites sp. The new species is characterized by the presence of a pigmented sub-distal swelling on the tips o...

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Main Authors: Eijiroh Nishi, João Gil, Katsuhiko Tanaka, Elena K. Kupriyanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-03-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11228
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spelling doaj-69ab5123ace043689805ad294e40753f2020-11-24T23:06:23ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702017-03-0166011610.3897/zookeys.660.1122811228 Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecologyEijiroh Nishi0João Gil1Katsuhiko Tanaka2Elena K. Kupriyanova3Yokohama National UniversityUniversidade do AlgarveTokai UniversityAustralian Museum The polychaete Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Sabellidae) is described from Okinawa and Ogasawara, south Japan, where it was found living embedded in a dead skeleton of the coral Porites sp. The new species is characterized by the presence of a pigmented sub-distal swelling on the tips of the crown radioles, a unique feature among species of the genus. Besides, its collar chaetae have an L-shape orientation, and the dorsal basal flanges of the branchial lobes are long and have a dorsal joint. http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11228
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author Eijiroh Nishi
João Gil
Katsuhiko Tanaka
Elena K. Kupriyanova
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João Gil
Katsuhiko Tanaka
Elena K. Kupriyanova
Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology
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João Gil
Katsuhiko Tanaka
Elena K. Kupriyanova
author_sort Eijiroh Nishi
title Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology
title_short Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology
title_full Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology
title_fullStr Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology
title_full_unstemmed Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology
title_sort notaulax yamasui sp. n. (annelida, sabellidae) from okinawa and ogasawara, japan, with notes on its ecology
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series ZooKeys
issn 1313-2989
1313-2970
publishDate 2017-03-01
description The polychaete Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Sabellidae) is described from Okinawa and Ogasawara, south Japan, where it was found living embedded in a dead skeleton of the coral Porites sp. The new species is characterized by the presence of a pigmented sub-distal swelling on the tips of the crown radioles, a unique feature among species of the genus. Besides, its collar chaetae have an L-shape orientation, and the dorsal basal flanges of the branchial lobes are long and have a dorsal joint.
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