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Wang, Zhi; Zhang, Yanjie; Qiu, Jian-Wen. (2018). A New Species in the Marphysa sanguinea Complex (Annelida, Eunicidae) from Hong Kong. Zoological Studies. 57 (48): 1-13.
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Wang, Zhi; Zhang, Yanjie; Qiu, Jian-Wen
2018
A New Species in the Marphysa sanguinea Complex (Annelida, Eunicidae) from Hong Kong
Zoological Studies
57 (48): 1-13
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World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
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Marphysa hongkongensa n. sp. (Annelida: Eunicidae) is described based on samples from the intertidal zone of Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong. This new species belongs to the Marphysa sanguinea species complex. It is characterized by a subacicular hook from chaetiger 26-58 to the posterior end, branchiae with up to 5-10 filaments from chaetiger 14-35 to the posterior end, and four types of pectinate chaetae. Molecular analyses indicated that the cytochrome oxidase c subunit I gene and 16S RNA gene of Marphysa hongkongensa diverged from the corresponding sequence of the closest related species of Marphysa in GenBank by 19.5% and 12.1%, respectively. An identification key is provided for species in the Marphysa sanguinea complex along the Chinese coast.
Hong Kong
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Holotype SWIMS SWIMS-ANN-18-012, geounit Hong Kong, identified as Marphysa hongkongensa Wang, Zhang & Qiu, 2018
 Etymology

authors: "The specific epithet hongkongensa refers to the type locality of Hong Kong' [Editor: should be hongkongensis] [details]

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Incorrect Latinisation. Marphysa is feminine, therefore the suffix to indicate place should have been -ensis, which ... [details]

 Type locality

Ting Kok West, Plover Cove, Hong Kong (22 28'18"N, 114 12' 56" E), intertidal [details]