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Name

Barroso, Romulo; Paiva, Paulo Cesar 2008. A new deep sea species of Paramphinome (Polychaeta: Amphinomidae) from southern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 88(04): 743-746

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141817

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Publication

Note

World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)

Abstract

A new species of Paramphinome (Polychaeta: Amphinomidae) is described from southern Brazil (900m). Paramphinome posterobranchiata sp. nov. differs from already described species by having a small body (1mm); a low number of chaetigers (103) and starting more posterior than in most species; and by a reduced caruncle.

Geographical term

South West Atlantic ( =only warm temperate; cold temperate see *SUB)

Taxonomic term

Polychaeta

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2013-01-12 18:30:12Z

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2014-07-17 23:14:30Z

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2014-07-19 02:56:11Z

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Paramphinome besnardi Temperini in Amaral & Nonato, 1994 (status source)
Paramphinome posterobranchiata Barroso & Paiva, 2008 (original description)

Holotype ZUFRJ IBUFRJ-0588, verbatimGeounit Off Brazil 22 04 S 3..., identified as Paramphinome posterobranchiata Barroso & Paiva, 2008

Etymology

for Paramphinome posterobranchiata Barroso & Paiva, 2008

Relates to that in "all other species of Paramphinome, branchiae starts in chaetiger 3 or chaetiger 4, while in P. ... [details]

Type locality

for Paramphinome posterobranchiata Barroso & Paiva, 2008

Offshore S. Atlantic from Brazil, -22.0666, -39.7833, 1600 m deep. [details]

Validity

for Paramphinome besnardi Temperini in Amaral & Nonato, 1994

The name Paramphinome besnardi is stated to originate in an unpublished thesis by M. T. Temperini (1981), and is ... [details]