Sabellidae sp.I.2

Family: 
Sabellidae
Species binomial name, or informal name: 
sp.I.2
Authority: 
Gordon Paterson
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.

Repository: 
YMG
Cruise: 
YMG 97
Ocean basin: 
Indian Ocean
Sample: 
Stn 15p
Sampling gear: 
USNEL box core
Depth: 
5320 m
Collector: 
Vyacheslav Melnik, Yuzhmorgoleogiya

Location

Indian Ocean nodule site 10° 24' 22.788" S, 76° 0' 7.2" E
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