Lanice arakani, a new species of the family Terebellidae (Polychaeta : Sedentaria) from seamounts of the West Mariana Ridge

Authors
Hissmann, K
Citation
K. Hissmann, Lanice arakani, a new species of the family Terebellidae (Polychaeta : Sedentaria) from seamounts of the West Mariana Ridge, J MARINE BI, 80(2), 2000, pp. 249-257
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
ISSN journal
00253154 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
249 - 257
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(200004)80:2<249:LAANSO>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A new species of terebellid polychaete, Lanice arakani sp. nov., is describ ed from two specimens collected in deep water at seamounts of the west Paci fic by the submersible 'JAGO', and comparisons are made with the establishe d species of the genus. Special reference is given to che morphology of the worm's sediment tube and in situ observations.