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Silva, Camila F.; Shimabukuro, Maurício; Alfaro-Lucas, Joan M.; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro; Sumida, Paulo Y.G.; Amaral, Antonia C.Z. (2016). A new Capitella polychaete worm (Annelida: Capitellidae) living inside whale bones in the abyssal South Atlantic. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 108: 23-31.
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10.1016/j.dsr.2015.12.004 [view]
Silva, Camila F.; Shimabukuro, Maurício; Alfaro-Lucas, Joan M.; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro; Sumida, Paulo Y.G.; Amaral, Antonia C.Z..
2016
A new <i>Capitella</i> polychaete worm (Annelida: Capitellidae) living inside whale bones in the abyssal South Atlantic.
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
108: 23-31
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A new species of the genus Capitella, Capitella iatapiuna sp. nov., has been found in deep sea whale-fall samples, São Paulo Ridge-Southwest Atlantic. The new species is mainly characterized by a bluntly rounded prostomium and a very distinct peristomium forming a complete ring. Ribosomal 16S sequences were obtained and used for inter-specific comparisons. This species is herein described and compared to other species of the genus. Its ecological role in the whale-fall community is also discussed.
South Atlantic
Abyssal, Deep-Sea
Systematics, Taxonomy
Systematics, Taxonomy
Capitella Blainville, 1828 (identification resource)
Depth range
4204 m. [details]
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic Ocean, São Paulo Ridge. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology
The specific epithet iatapiuna is given in tribute to expedition "Iatá-Piuna", during which the new species was ... [details]
Habitat
Inside whale bones and in the sediments around the whale carcass, in high abundance, at 4204 m. [details]
Type locality
Southwest Atlantic Ocean, São Paulo Ridge (28º31.1191'S, 41º39.4097'W), at 4204 m, inside whale bones. [details]