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Gopal, Aiswarya; Useph, Abdul Jaleel Koovapurath; Varghese, Saramma Aikkarakunnath; Narayana, Sanjeevan Veloorkirakathil. (2014). A new species of polychaete, Pettibonella shompens sp. nov. (Orbiniidae), from the Nicobar Islands, North Indian Ocean. Marine Biology Research. 10(10): 1033-1037.
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10.1080/17451000.2013.879988 [view]
Gopal, Aiswarya; Useph, Abdul Jaleel Koovapurath; Varghese, Saramma Aikkarakunnath; Narayana, Sanjeevan Veloorkirakathil
2014
A new species of polychaete, <i>Pettibonella shompens</i> sp. nov. (Orbiniidae), from the Nicobar Islands, North Indian Ocean.
Marine Biology Research
10(10): 1033-1037
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
A new species of Pettibonella (Polychaeta, Orbiniidae) collected at 50 m depth off Car Nicobar Island is described. The new species, Pettibonella shompens sp. nov., is clearly distinguished from the only other species of the genus, P. multiuncinata, by the size and shape of the swan-shaped abdominal uncini.
Indian Ocean
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Pettibonella Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989 (identification resource)
Pettibonella shompens Gopal, Useph, Varghese & Narayana, 2014 (original description)
Pettibonella shompens Gopal, Useph, Varghese & Narayana, 2014 (original description)
Holotype IOBC IO/SS/POL/00465, geounit Nicobar Islands, identified as Pettibonella shompens Gopal, Useph, Varghese & Narayana, 2014
Paratype IOBC IO/SS/POL/00466, geounit Nicobar Islands, identified as Pettibonella shompens Gopal, Useph, Varghese & Narayana, 2014
Paratype IOBC IO/SS/POL/00466, geounit Nicobar Islands, identified as Pettibonella shompens Gopal, Useph, Varghese & Narayana, 2014
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Car Nicobar Island (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal) [details]
Etymology
'shompens' is derived from the Shompen tribe inhabiting the Nicobar Islands. [details]
Habitat
Coralline sand between 49-50 m. Near bottom temperature: 27.34°C; salinity: 32.62‰; dissolved oxygen: 4.10 ml/l. [details]
Type locality
Car Nicobar Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, 9°17.967′N, 92°42.016′E (9.2994° ... [details]