A new subspecies of Phascolion Théel, 1875 (Sipuncula: Golfingiidae) from Indian waters

Zootaxa. 2015 Mar 13;3931(3):433-7. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.7.

Abstract

A new subspecies of Phascolion pacificum Murina, 1957 is described from shallow waters (15-20 m deep) off Malvan and Ratnagiri in India. Phascolion pacificum denticulatum ssp. nov. is characterized by the presence of a prominent tooth-like projection in the median part of the free border of the holdfast papillae. This finding represents the first record of any Phascolion species for all the Indian coasts.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • India
  • Polychaeta / anatomy & histology
  • Polychaeta / classification*
  • Species Specificity