A taxonomic revision of the genus Haplosyllis Langerhans, 1887 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae)
Author
Lattig, Patricia
Author
Martin, Daniel
text
Zootaxa
2009
2220
1
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.190035
997c03d9-26dd-417b-aff2-c232907ab19c
1175-5326
190035
Haplosyllis loboi
Paola, San Martín & Martin, 2006
Haplosyllis loboi
Paola, San Martín & Martin, 2006
: 347.352, fig. 1–4.
Examined material.
Argentina
, La Plata. One
paratype
MNCN
16.01/9034. Expedition G–
II 12,
38
º05’3’’S
57º22’W
, coarse sand, coll. “Lobo” Orensanz col., 1975.
Diagnosis.
Robust body, up to
7.8 mm
long. Trepan with 5–8 small, triangular teeth. Chaetae with long denticles on
US
of MF, reaching base of proximal tooth; MJP diagonal (
Fig. 2
C). Aciculae straight.
Reproduction.
Unknown.
Host:
The specimens were found in coarse sandy sediments, but the presence of sponge spicules on some worms suggested a possible association with a host sponge (
Paola
et al
. 2006
).
Distribution.
SW Atlantic Ocean, La Plata,
Argentina
.
Remarks.
The long and numerous spines on
US
of MF of
Haplosyllis loboi
are similar to the serration of
Trypanoseta
sp. recently described by
Aguado
et al
. (2008)
.
H. loboi
is the unique species of
Haplosyllis
recorded from the SW Atlantic.