Axiothella serrata n. sp., a maldanid polychaete from Porirua harbour,New Zealand |
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| Authors: | Jerry D Kudenov Geoffrey B Read |
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| Institution: | 1. Marine Pollution Studies Group , 605 Flinders Street Extension, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia;2. Zoology Department Marine Laboratory , Victoria University of Wellington , Private Bag, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Axiothella serrata n. sp. (Polychaeta: Maldanidae) is described and illustrated from intertidal sands of Porirua Harbour, New Zealand (41° 6′ S, 174° 52′ E). It has 22 setigerous segments, and lacks asetigerous preanal segments; the mid‐ventral anal cirrus is conspicuously lengthened. The species is compared with other Axiothella species. A. catalinia Hartman, 1969 is herein transferred to Maldanella. |
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