A new species of Amphictene (Annelida, Pectinariidae) from the northern South China Sea

Authors: Zhang, Jinghuai Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.545.6454 Published: Jan. 1, 2015 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: polychaete · Topics: Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology

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Pectinariids are a family of polychaetes commonly found in shallow coastal waters around the world, but their diversity is poorly known along the coasts of Asia. Here we describe Amphictene alata sp. n. (Pectinariidae), based on 15 specimens collected from the coastal waters of Guangdong in the northern South China Sea. This new species can be distinguished from all other 13 described species and one described subspecies of Amphictene by having a pair of dorsolateral lobes on segment 3, a pair of large lateral lobes on segment 21, and more scaphal hooks (26 to 37 pairs).

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