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Polychaeta source details
Paxton, H. (2009). A new species of Palpiphitime (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) from Western Canada. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 122(1): 26-31.
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10.2988/08-33.1 [view]
Paxton, H
2009
A new species of <i>Palpiphitime</i> (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) from Western Canada
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
122(1): 26-31
Publication
Palpiphitime lipovskyae, new species, is described on the basis of specimens collected near an Atlantic salmon farm in Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada. The new species differs from P. lobifera (Oug, 1978), the only other described species in the genus, by having lamella-like dorsal and digitate ventral lateral lobes, its parapodia lacking ventral chaetal lobes, mandibles with fewer teeth, and P-forceps having serrated ridges with alternating large and small teeth. The definition of Palpiphitime Orensanz, 1990 is expanded to include the characteristic jaws.
East Pacific
North-eastern Pacific boreal
Systematics, Taxonomy
Palpiphitime lipovskyae Paxton, 2009 accepted as Ophryotrocha lipovskyae (Paxton, 2009) (original description)
Holotype AM AMS W.33868, geounit British Columbia, identified as Palpiphitime lipovskyae Paxton, 2009
Etymology named for collector, Sandy Lipovsky, Columbia Science [details] Habitat in dense swarms on Beggiatoa mat underneath salmon cages, together with Capitella capitata [details] Type locality SE arm of Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada, 52.65 -128.3667, 215 m (geocoordinates seem approximate only - ... [details] |