A NEW SPECIES OF POLYCHAETE WORM, TYLONEREIS-HETEROCHAETA (POLYCHAETA, NEREIDIDAE) FROM SINGAPORE

Authors
TAN LT CHOU LM
Citation
Lt. Tan et Lm. Chou, A NEW SPECIES OF POLYCHAETE WORM, TYLONEREIS-HETEROCHAETA (POLYCHAETA, NEREIDIDAE) FROM SINGAPORE, The Raffles bulletin of zoology, 42(3), 1994, pp. 663-668
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
The Raffles bulletin of zoology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02172445
Volume
42
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
663 - 668
Database
ISI
SICI code
0217-2445(1994)42:3<663:ANSOPW>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A new species of polychaete worm from Changi beach, Singapore, Tyloner eis heterochaeta (Nereididae) is described. This is also the first rec ord of the genus Tylonereis Fauvel from Singapore. The new species is closely related to T. fauveli Southern, the main differences being in the presence of a distinct group of heterogomph setae, which occur fro m the first setiger at the ventral setigerous group, and in proboscis formula for T. heterochaeta.