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Mandal, Sumit; Deb, Soumya. (2018). Ancistrosyllis matlaensis n. sp. (Polychaeta: Pilargidae) from the Sundarban Estuarine System, India. Zootaxa. 4531(3): 419-429.
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10.11646/zootaxa.4531.3.6 [view]
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Mandal, Sumit; Deb, Soumya
2018
<i>Ancistrosyllis matlaensis</i> n. sp. (Polychaeta: Pilargidae) from the Sundarban Estuarine System, India
Zootaxa
4531(3): 419-429
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
Corresponding author: Sumit Mandal [sumit.dbs@presiuniv.ac.in]
Corresponding author: Sumit Mandal [sumit.dbs@presiuniv.ac.in]
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A new species of family Pilargidae, Ancistrosyllis matlaensis n. sp. is described from the Sundarban Estuarine System, India. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of characters: absence of median antenna and eyes, shape of tentacular and dorsal cirri, structure of notopodia and neuropodia, and first appearance of notopodial hooks. The new species closely resembles Ancistrosyllis falcata.
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Ancistrosyllis matlaensis Mandal & Deb, 2018 (original description)
Holotype PUZ-323, geounit Sundarbans, identified as Ancistrosyllis matlaensis Mandal & Deb, 2018
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Matla River (Sundarban Estuarine System, India). Only known from the type locality. [details]
Etymology
"This species is being named after the river Matla, one of the largest rivers of Sundarban Estuarine System" ... [details]
Habitat
Estuarine system, 1.5-2 m deep in silty-sand, salinity between 14.4-19.35 PSU. [details]
Type locality
Matla River, Sundarban Estuarine System, India, Indian Ocean (21.8381°, 88.6589°). [details]
