R. Zottoli, Early development of the deep-sea ampharetid (Polychaeta : Ampharetidae) Decemunciger apalea Zottoli, P BIOL SOC, 112(1), 1999, pp. 199-209
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Early development of the opportunistic, deep-sea ampharetid polychaete Dece
munciger apalea Zottoli is described from specimens removed from wood panel
s placed on the deep-sea floor by Turner (1973). Larvae with less than 8 se
tigers were not found. Larval spatulate notosetae and neuropodial uncini on
segments 3-6 formed during early development are eventually lost by the 14
-setiger stage making segment 7 the first uncinigerous thoracic segment in
juveniles and adults. Early development of this species is generally simila
r to that described for other shallow and deep-sea ampharetids.