Arias Andrés, Paxton Hannelore
Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas (Zoología), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo 33071, Spain; Email:
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; Email: unknown.
Zootaxa. 2015 Nov 10;4040(2):149-68. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.2.3.
This work recognises five species of Paradiopatra from southwestern Europe, represented in the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic coasts of Iberia and the western Mediterranean Sea. One species, Paradiopatra florencioi sp. nov., is newly described from the Cantabrian slope, northern Spain. We are presenting detailed diagnoses of all species and report ontogenetic changes of P. bihanica and P. hispanica. Scanning electron microscopy elucidated previously known Methylene Blue or Green staining patterns of the ventral glandular pads as cuticular pores. A dichotomous key to all species is included.
