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Name

Westheide, W. 2000. Mahesia ammophila, a new genus and species of interstitial hesionid (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 113(3): 644-651.

SourceID

52124

Authors

Westheide, W.

Year

2000

Title

Mahesia ammophila, a new genus and species of interstitial hesionid (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Indian Ocean

Journal

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Suffix

113(3): 644-651

Type

Publication

Link

http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35517121#page/72/mode/1up

Note

World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)

Abstract

A new small hesionid, Mahesia ammophila, new genus, new species, is described from sand sediments of a coral reef hat of the Seychelles island Mahe. A unique combination of characters (e.g., median antenna frontally inserted, exclusively capillary notochaetae, proboscis without distinct papillae) clearly distinguish this new genus and species from other hesionid taxa.

Geographical term

Indian Ocean

Taxonomic term

Polychaeta

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Taxa (2)
Notes (1)

Mahesia Westheide, 2000 (original description)
Mahesia ammophila Westheide, 2000 (original description)

Etymology

for Mahesia ammophila Westheide, 2000

ammophila for fond of sand. [details]