A New Species of <i>Flabelligena</i> (Annelida: Acrocirridae) from the Western Pacific
A new species of Flabelligena Gillet, 2001 (Annelida: Acrocirridae) was described from deep-sea sediment collected off Minamidaito Island and on Kita-Koho Seamount, 644–774 m depth. The new species can be discriminated from other known Flabelligena species by having three pairs of branchiae, 1–2 noto/neurochaetae, and ventral genital papillae on chaetiger 7. Phylogenetic analysis based on four genes (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, 16S, 18S, and 28S) supported that the new species belonged to the genus. This is the first described species of Flabelligena from the Pacific Ocean.
Authors
- Shoki Shiraki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8221-0532)
- Natsumi Hookabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3498-8614)
- Yoshihiro Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1833-1866)
- Sau Pinn Woo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7016-6466)
- Shinji Tsuchida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8600-2386)
- Naoto Jimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8586-3320)
- Hiroyuki Yokooka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4486-3524)
Institutions
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JP)
- Marine Biological Laboratory (US)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Institute for Development and Economic Analysis (ID)
- Nagoya University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Species Diversity
- Published
- 2024-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.29.415
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.44
Funders
- National Museum of Nature and Science
- Sasakawa Peace Foundation
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science