Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from cold seeps off Pakistan and hydrothermal vents off Taiwan, with the description of three new species

Zootaxa. 2016 Jul 20;4139(2):197-208. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.2.4.

Abstract

The new ampharetid species Eclysippe yonaguniensis sp. nov. and Glyphanostomum bilabiatum sp. nov. from the Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal field off the coast of Taiwan and Pavelius makranensis sp. nov. from the cold seeps in the Makran accretionary prism off the coast of Pakistan are described. Amage cf. ehlersi Reuscher, Fiege & Imajima, 2015 and Anobothrus dayi Imajima, Reuscher & Fiege, 2013 are newly recorded from the Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal field.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • Ecosystem
  • Female
  • Hydrothermal Vents / chemistry
  • Hydrothermal Vents / parasitology*
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Pakistan
  • Polychaeta / anatomy & histology
  • Polychaeta / classification*
  • Polychaeta / growth & development
  • Taiwan