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A new species of Leiochrides Augener, 1914 (Annelida: Capitellidae) from the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polychaetes of the family Capitellidae are poorly studied in Chinese waters. Amongst the known capitellid genera in China, Leiochrides Augener, 1914 is an unusual genus encountered in marine surveys.

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In this study, a Leiochrides specimen was obtained during a survey conducted in the Beibu Gulf, northern South China Sea and described herein as a new species Leiochrides guangxiensis sp. nov. The new species differs from its congeners by having uniramous chaetiger 1, chaetigers 11-12 with notopodial capillaries and neuropodial hooks, abdominal hooks with seven teeth above the main fang in three rows, pygidium with four anal cirri, and branchial fascicles with up to 17 filaments. The taxonomic status of the monospecific genus Pseudoleiocapitella Harmelin, 1964 and Leiochrides norvegicus Fauchald, 1972 are discussed.

SUBMITTER: Lin JH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7691316 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A new species of <i>Leiochrides</i> Augener, 1914 (Annelida: Capitellidae) from the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea.

Lin Jun-Hui JH García-Garza María E ME Lin He-Shan HS Wang Jian-Jun JJ

Biodiversity data journal 20201119

<h4>Background</h4>Polychaetes of the family Capitellidae are poorly studied in Chinese waters. Amongst the known capitellid genera in China, <i>Leiochrides</i> Augener, 1914 is an unusual genus encountered in marine surveys.<h4>New information</h4>In this study, a <i>Leiochrides</i> specimen was obtained during a survey conducted in the Beibu Gulf, northern South China Sea and described herein as a new species <i>Leiochrides guangxiensis</i> sp. nov. The new species differs from its congeners b ...[more]

PMID: 33250637

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