A new Capitella polychaete worm (Annelida: Capitellidae) living inside whale bones in the abyssal South Atlantic

Author(s)

Silva, Camila F. ^[1] ; Shimabukuro, Mauricio ^[2] ; Alfaro-Lucas, Joan M. ^[2] ; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro ^[3] ; Sumida, Paulo Y. G. ^[2] ; Amaral, Antonia C. Z. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, BR-05508120 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Japan Agcy Marine Earth Sci & Technol JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Kanagawa - Japan

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS; v. 108, p. 23-31, FEB 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 10

Abstract

A new species of the genus Capitella, Capitella iatapiuna sp. nov., has been found in deep sea whale-fall samples, Sao 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 others species of the genus. Its ecological role in the whale-fall community is also discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/50185-1 - Biodiversity and connectivity of benthic communities in organic-rich habitats in the deep SW Atlantic - BioSuOr
• Grantee: Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants