The genus Loimia Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida: Terebellidae) off the Brazilian coast, with description of three new species and notes on some morphological characters of the genus
Author
Carrerette, Orlemir
Author
Nogueira, João Miguel De Matos
text
Zootaxa
2015
3999
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1
31
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3999.1.1
37b3c2ae-8163-4a3b-bb25-369c8dc6b5ec
1175-5326
289185
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Key to the species of
Loimia
Malmgren, 1866
present along the Brazilian coast
1. Eyespots, if present, small and arranged in two narrow rows on prostomium....................................... 2
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Large, dark eyespots, progressively smaller from dorso-laterally to lateral at base of prostomium.................................................................................................... ..
Loimia megaoculata
sp. nov.
2. Tentacles without pigmentation; eyespots absent; lobes of segment 1 stout, nearly reaching level of upper lip; uncini with 5–8 teeth, including main fang.............................................................
Loimia armata
sp. nov.
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Tentacles with dark brown transverse bands; eyespots in two narrow rows; lobes of segment 1 thin, reaching mid-length of upper lip; uncini with 5–6 teeth, including main fang....................................
Loimia brasiliensis
sp nov.