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Miranda, Vinícius da Rocha; Brasil, Ana Claudia dos Santos; Santos, Cinthya Simone Gomes. (2016). A new species of Pisionidens (Aiyar & Alikunhi, 1943) (Annelida: Sigalionidae) from Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa. 4173(2): 114-124.
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10.11646/zootaxa.4173.2.2 [view]
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Miranda, Vinícius da Rocha; Brasil, Ana Claudia dos Santos; Santos, Cinthya Simone Gomes
2016
A new species of <em>Pisionidens </em>(Aiyar & Alikunhi, 1943) (Annelida: Sigalionidae) from Southeastern Brazil
Zootaxa
4173(2): 114-124
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
Herein we describe specimens found along the southeastern coast of Brazil which belong to a new species, P. caissara sp. nov. This species differs from the other species of the genus by the glabrous antennae and palps, proboscis extending up to the sixth segment, jaws with smooth cutting edge and a pair of lateral wing-like sheaths, two pairs of seriate male copulatory organs, first pair of testes on segment 19 and ovaries from segment 26 onward. Reproductive characters commonly used for characterizing species are also discussed
Brazil
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Pisionidens caissara Miranda, Brasil & Santos, 2016 (original description)
Holotype MNRJ MNRJP1051, geounit São Sebastião, identified as Pisionidens caissara Miranda, Brasil & Santos, 2016
Etymology
authors: "The term “caiçara” (in Portuguese) derives from the Tupi kaaysá (an ancient indigenous language ... [details]
Identification
This species was previously reported from Brazil identified as Pisionidens indica by Siewing (1954) and others. [details]
Type locality
Toque Toque beach, northern coast of São Paulo, city of São Sebastião, Brazil in the surf zone of the sandy ... [details]
