Owenia caissara sp. n. (Annelida, Oweniidae) from Southern Brazil: addressing an identity crisis

ABSTRACT We re-assess the taxonomic status of Owenia Delle Chiaje, 1841 from Southern Brazil based on estuarine specimens from Paranaguá Bay (Paraná) and Babitonga Bay (Santa Catarina), and literature records. Owenia caissara sp. n. is diagnosed by a branchial crown with five pairs of tentacles, bra...

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Published in:	Zoologia (Curitiba)
Main Authors:	Luiz Silva, Paulo Lana
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2017-05-01
Subjects:	Estuarine bottoms Polychaeta subtidal
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702017000100303&lng=en&tlng=en

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