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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

The genus Prosphaerosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) in Brazil, with description of a new species

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Author(s):
Fukuda, Marcelo V. [1] ; Yunda-Guarin, Gustavo [2] ; Nogueira, Joao M. M. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Lab Poliquetol, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Ceara, Inst Ciencias Mar, Div Oceanog Biot, Lab Zoobentos, Ceara - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom; v. 89, n. 7, p. 1443-1454, NOV 2009.
Web of Science Citations: 8
Abstract

In studies carried out off the north-eastern and south-eastern coast of Brazil, three species of Prosphaerosyllis were found: P. isabellae, which was already recorded for Brazilian waters; P. xarifae, a newly recorded species for the area; and P. brachycephala sp. nov., a new to science species. Prosphaerosyllis brachycephala sp. nov., is characterized by having swollen anterior part of the body, prostomium retractable within the peristomium and anterior segments, short antennae, short peristomial and dorsal cirri, and falcigers with short, unidentate blades throughout. All these species are herein described and compared to the most similar congeners. (AU)