Eunoe juv. indet. (FBV)

Submitted by lneal on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 13:07

Family:

Polynoidae

Genus:

Eunoe

Species binomial name, or informal name:

Eunoe juv. indet. (FBV)

Authority:

L. Neal

Material Examined:

FOODBANCS V, station C, CRS 762, megacores, 300 microns mesh size, 562m, coordinates: -64.2083 and -65.3665

Voucher: Ocean Basin:

Southern Ocean

Voucher: Cruise/Expedition:

FOODBANCS V

Voucher: Location:

Bellinghausen Sea, West Ant. Peninsula shelf, station C

Voucher: Depth:

562m

Voucher: Sample:

FBV-C-CRS 762

Voucher: Repository:

NHM London

Description:

Overall appearance: whole specimen, juvenile, given small no. of segments – 13 (another larger specimen with 17).

Prostomium shape: of Harmothoid type, with cephalic peaks, mid antenna ventral, 2 lateral antennae

No. of elytra – 7?, but this is juvenile

Notochaetae: rather thin, with rosebush-like spines

Nurochaetae: all unidentate, some falcate, some thin – but not capillaries

Elytra: surface is rough, but no obvious macro or microtubercules, some sprase elongated pappilae present

Proboscis: 2 pair of jaws, 9 pairs of small triangular papillae

FBV-C

Antarctica

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