Sabellidae sp.I.2

Submitted by gljpaterson on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 21:46

Family:

Sabellidae

Species binomial name, or informal name:

sp.I.2

Authority:

Gordon Paterson

Material Examined:

Yuzhmorgeologiya cruise 1997 st8p 0-2 cm, -10.02985S 76.012667E Part of the investigation of the manganese nodule areas Samples taken with a box core and subsampled

Voucher: Ocean Basin:

Indian Ocean

Voucher: Cruise/Expedition:

YMG 97

Voucher: Location:

-10.02985 S 76.012667 E

Voucher: Depth:

5320 m

Voucher: Sample:

stn 8p

Voucher: Repository:

YMG

Description:

Body small, length 0.6–0.7 mm, with 8 thoracic and 2
abdominal chaetigers. Radiole structure not discerned. Collar incomplete with
lobes, straight. Peristomium not protruding beyond collar. Pygidium rounded blunt.

Thoracic chaetigers: notopodia chaetae bilimbate, with short
point beyond the bulge, bulge slightly asymmetrical with body side longer than
point side, point slightly bent. Neuropodia uncini long-shanked hook with one main fang with several rows of
smaller teeth above, slightly flattened head.

Abdominal chaetigers: notopodial uncini long-handled with
rounded head and teeth arranged in a single line, upto 8 per chaetiger.
Neuropodia with simple capillaries.

Methyl green stain: not observed.