Choi Hyun Ki, Kim Hana, Yoon Seong Myeong
National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, South Korea National Institute of Biological Resources Incheon South Korea.
National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do 33662, South Korea National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea Seocheon South Korea.
Zookeys. 2020 Jun 22;943:41-51. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.943.48760. eCollection 2020.
A detailed description and illustrations of a new terebellid species are provided, and molecular information based on partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene are included. The new species, , is described from the deep sea off the eastern coast of South Korea. It is similar to (Malmgren, 1866) in that the thorax has 19 notopodial chaetigers. However, is clearly distinguishable from in having the uncini of the first abdominal chaetiger arranged in a single row and in having 12 ventral shields. A taxonomic key to all known species is also included.