Metavermilia ogasawaraensis sp. nov. (Serpulidae: Sabellida: Polychaeta: Annelida) from deep-sea locations off Ogasawara Island, Japan with a literature overview of the genus

Eijiroh Nishi; Elena Kupriyanova; Hiroyuki Tachikawa

Metavermilia ogasawaraensis sp. nov. (Serpulidae: Sabellida: Polychaeta: Annelida) from deep-sea locations off Ogasawara Island, Japan with a literature overview of the genus

Eijiroh Nishi^*, Elena Kupriyanova, Hiroyuki Tachikawa

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Abstract

A new species of the genus Metavermilia Bush, 1905 (Annelida, Polychaeta, Serpulidae) is described from deep-water locations (1600-1700m) off Ogasawara Islands, Japan. The genus Metavermilia is characterized by a single synapomorphy, the structure of the opercular stalk (flat and ribbon-like) formed from the second dorsal branchial radiole. The Metavermilia ogasawaraensis n. sp., is most similar morphologically to M. nanshaensis in having a simple conical operculum covered with a brownish distal plate with a tubercle in the middle and short thoracic membranes. The two species differ from each other in details of tube morphology and thoracic uncini structure. The paper provides a key and a review of all 14 species currently known in the genus Metavermilia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-56
Number of pages	10
Journal	Zootaxa
Issue number	1447
Publication status	Published - 12 Apr 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Annelida
Metavermilia ogasawaraensis sp. Nov
Polychaeta
Serpulidae

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Metavermilia ogasawaraensis sp. nov. (Serpulidae: Sabellida: Polychaeta: Annelida) from deep-sea locations off Ogasawara Island, Japan with a literature overview of the genus

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