A New Species of <i>Linopherus</i> (Annelida: Amphinomidae) from Kyushu, Japan
We describe a new species of amphinomid polychaete, Linopherus littoralis sp. nov., from the sandy-mud beach of Kyushu, Seto Inland Sea, Japan. This new species is distinguishable from its congeners by indistinct eyes, an inconspicuous caruncle, and the presence of more than 33 pairs of branchiae, which start from chaetiger 3. A phylogenetic tree of Amphinomidae based on the sequences of four genes (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA) is also provided.
Authors
- Akihiko Koyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7037-1208)
- Naoto Jimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8586-3320)
- Satoshi Shimooka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1051-5042)
Institutions
- Marine Biological Laboratory (US)
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- Nagoya University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Species Diversity
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.30.91
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science