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San Martín, G. and Nishi, Eijiroh 2003. A new species of Alcyonosyllis Glasby and Watson, 2001 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) from Shimoda, Japan, commensal with the gorgonian Melithaea flabellifera. Zoological Science, Tokyo 20(3): 371-375.
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San Martín, G.; Nishi, E.
2003
A new species of Alcyonosyllis Glasby and Watson, 2001 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) from Shimoda, Japan, commensal with the gorgonian Melithaea flabellifera
Zoological Science
20(3): 371-375
Publication
Kristian Fauchald's Polychaeta DB
A new species of Alcyonosyllis Glasby and Watson, 2001 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) is described from shallow water of Shimoda, Izu Peninsula, Japan. The worms were commensal with the gorgonian Melithae flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1909). Alcyonosyllis glasbyi n. sp. differs from all other species of the genus in having a single chaeta per parapodium. The genus is new to Japan.
Japan
Systematics, Taxonomy
Alcyonosyllis glasbyi San Martín & Nishi, 2003 (original description)
Holotype CMNH ZW01399, geounit Japanese part of the Philippine Sea, identified as Alcyonosyllis glasbyi San Martín & Nishi, 2003
Association
The species lives associated with the gorgonian Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908), as a commensal. [details]
Distribution
Japanese coast of the Philippine Sea, Izu Peninsula, Ohura Bay. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology
Species named after Dr. Chris Glasby, from the Museum and Art gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia, ... [details]
Habitat
The species lives as a commensal of the gorgonian Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908). [details]
Taxonomy
Martin et al. (2009) refer a list of species belonging to the genus Alcyonosyllis which included Syllis ... [details]
Type locality
Japan (marine), Honshu, Shizuoka, southern part of Izu Peninsula, Shimoda, Ohura Bay (= Nabeta Bay) (34º57'N, ... [details]
