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Neal, L.; Brasier, M. J.; Wiklund, H. (2018). Six new species of Macellicephala (Annelida: Polynoidae) from the Southern Ocean and south Atlantic with re-description of type species. Zootaxa. 4455(1): 1-34.
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Neal, L.; Brasier, M. J.; Wiklund, H.
2018
Six new species of Macellicephala (Annelida: Polynoidae) from the Southern Ocean and south Atlantic with re-description of type species
Zootaxa
4455(1): 1-34
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Increased sampling efforts in unexplored regions of the Southern Ocean (including depths >500 m) combined with the use of an epibenthic sledge resulted in a large collection of mobile, scale-bearing worms from the family Polynoidae Kinberg, 1856. The greatest taxonomic novelty was found in the genus Macellicephala McIntosh, 1885, the type genus of the exclusively deep-sea polynoid sub-family Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971. Recently collected material from
the Amundsen Sea led to discovery of four new species based on morphology and COI, 16S and 18S genes—Macellicephala
gloveri sp. nov., M. linseae sp. nov., M. patersoni sp. nov. and M. brenesorum sp. nov. The holotype of type taxon
Macellicephala mirabilis McIntosh, 1885 as well as historic material of Macellicephala collected from the Southern Ocean enabled comparison with the modern material. As a result, Macellicephala mirabilis is re-defined, and two new
species, M. monroi sp. nov. and M. macintoshi sp. nov., are erected from the historic material previously ascribed to M.
mirabilis. Additionally, DNA-suitable specimens assigned to M. monroi sp. nov. were collected from the Scotia Sea. Genetic data enabled the first test of the monophyly of Macellicephala. Based on current taxa coverage, these taxa form a well-supported monophyletic group as recovered by Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood analyses of our combined genetic dataset. In addition, the analysis shows strong support of a clade comprising Macellicephala and other exclusively deepsea groups (including cave-dwelling taxa).
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Macellicephala brenesorum Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Macellicephala gloveri Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Macellicephala linseae Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Macellicephala macintoshi Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Macellicephala monroi Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Macellicephala patersoni Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Polynoe (Macellicephala) mirabilis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Macellicephala mirabilis (McIntosh, 1885) (redescription)
Macellicephala gloveri Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Macellicephala linseae Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Macellicephala macintoshi Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Macellicephala monroi Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Macellicephala patersoni Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018 (original description)
Polynoe (Macellicephala) mirabilis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Macellicephala mirabilis (McIntosh, 1885) (redescription)
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala brenesorum Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala brenesorum Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala brenesorum Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala gloveri Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala linseae Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala patersoni Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Cape of Good Hope for Macellicephala macintoshi Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
South Georgia for Macellicephala monroi Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala brenesorum Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala brenesorum Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala gloveri Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala linseae Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Amundsen Sea for Macellicephala patersoni Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Cape of Good Hope for Macellicephala macintoshi Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
South Georgia for Macellicephala monroi Neal, Brasier & Wiklund, 2018
Holotype BM BMNH 1885: 12: 1: 100, geounit New Zealand North, identified as Polynoe (Macellicephala) mirabilis McIntosh, 1885
Etymology
The species is named after the first author's friends Hana and Fernando Brenes [details]
Etymology
This species is named after Dr. Adrian Glover from the Natural History Museum, London. [details]
Etymology
This species is named after Dr. Katrin Linse from the British Antarctic Survey. [details]
Etymology
This species is named for W. C. McIntosh [details]
Etymology
This species is name for Charles Monro. [details]
Etymology
The species is named after Dr. Gordon Paterson of the Natural History Museum, London. [details]
Taxonomy
Neal et al (2018: 9) report that the species is now known only from the New Zealand holotype, with previous ... [details]