Sputoherpia galliciensis a new species from off Galicia (Mollusca, Solenogastres : Amphimeniidae)

During the expedition CANGREXO I, a new species of Solenogastres: Sputoherp ia galliciensis n. sp. was collected in Galicia, Northwest Spain. It is cha racterized by its thick cuticle without keel or lumps, and by hollow, acicu lar spicules; the pedal groove has five folds in the initial area, three co ver almost the entire extension and the one on the final stretch enters int o the pallial cavity. The glandular organ duct of the pharynx has three bra nches; the monoserial radula has two large mediolateral denticles, two late ral denticles and 6 central denticles, of which the four in the middle are very small. The midgut has thick, pleated walls, lateral constrictions and an anterior caecum; there is one pair of seminal receptacles; the spawning ducts fuse and the unpaired duct leads into a papilla in the center of the pallial cavity; there is one terminal sense organ. Until now, members of th e genus Sputoherpia had been collected in Antarctic waters only.