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Issue: Vol. 4461 No. 2: 21 Aug. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-08-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4461.2.7
Page range: 261–268
Abstract views: 54
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A new Laubieriellus species (Annelida, Spionidae) from Western Australia

Sciences Department, Museums Victoria, 11 Nicholson St, Carlton, Victoria, Australia School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Sciences Department, Museums Victoria, 11 Nicholson St, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Annelida Prionospio taxonomy new species

Abstract

 

A new annelid species within the Prionospio- complex (Spionidae), Laubieriellus cacatua sp. nov., is described from material collected from the continental slope off the western margin of Australia. Laubieriellus cacatua sp. nov. is distinguished by having dorsal crests from chaetigers 6 to 11 and ventral crests on chaetigers 2 to 11. Neuropodial hooded hooks are present from chaetiger 10, with 2 pairs of apical teeth above the main tooth. Ventral sabre chaetae are present from chaetiger 10. This is the first record of Laubieriellus in Australia.

 

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