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Nishi, Eijiroh; Gil, João; Tanaka, Katsuhiko; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2017). Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology. ZooKeys. 660: 1-16.
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Nishi, Eijiroh; Gil, João; Tanaka, Katsuhiko; Kupriyanova, Elena K.
2017
<em>Notaulax yamasui</em> sp. n. (Annelida, Sabellidae) from Okinawa and Ogasawara, Japan, with notes on its ecology
ZooKeys
660: 1-16
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyD)
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The polychaete Notaulax yamasui sp. n. (Sabellidae) is described from Okinawa and Ogasawara, south Japan, where it was found living embedded in a dead skeleton of the coral Porites sp. The new species is characterized by the presence of a pigmented sub-distal swelling on the tips of the crown radioles, a unique feature among species of the genus. Besides, its collar chaetae have an L-shape orientation, and the dorsal basal flanges of the branchial lobes are long and have a dorsal joint.
Eastern Pacific warm temperate to tropical
Japan
Japan
Ecology
Systematics, Taxonomy
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Notaulax yamasui Nishi, Gil, Tanaka & Kupriyanova, 2017 (original description)
Holotype CMNH CMNH-ZW00217, geounit Okinawa Island, identified as Notaulax yamasui Nishi, Gil, Tanaka & Kupriyanova, 2017
Ecology
Found living embedded in dead masses of Porites coral, in presumed self-made borings or burrows. [details]
Etymology
named 'yamasui' after Dr. Terufumi Yamasu (deceased), former Emeritus Professor of the University of the Ryukyus, Japan [details]
Type locality
reef area at Maeda-Misaki Cape, 26.4453°, 127.7722° (26°26.716'N, 127°46.329'E), Okinawa Island, Ryukyu ... [details]
