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sp. m Voight, in ms.”
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: table 1.
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TYPE MATERIAL. —
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TABLE 1. —
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compared in key characters to overtly similar species. Abbreviation:PAS, posterior adductor scar.
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OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED. —
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(
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312486). —
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<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDD426C660CFDCDFE6AFDDA" box="[324,461,559,583]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">Xylophaga ricei</emphasis>
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,
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locality,
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(
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312285). —
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,
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locality,
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(
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308173 and 308174). —
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D71FFDD426C67A1FD9CFDAFFD0B" authority="Harvey, 1996" authorityName="Harvey" authorityYear="1996" box="[233,520,638,663]" class="Bivalvia" family="Pholadidae" genus="Xylophaga" kingdom="Animalia" order="Myoida" pageId="3" pageNumber="174" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="anselli">
<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDD426C67A1FD9CFE24FD0B" box="[233,387,638,662]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">Xylophaga anselli</emphasis>
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locality,
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(
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312286).
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<paragraph id="8BC036F2FFDD426C6739FD2BFE34FD66" blockId="3.[111,647,713,763]" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">
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LOCALITY. —
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Abyssal Plain,
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,
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,
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(
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3656579FFDD426C6739FCF1FF57FCE7" pageId="3" pageNumber="174" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BC036F2FFDD426C6739FCF1FF57FCE7" blockId="3.[112,648,787,890]" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">
DISTRIBUTION. — Only known from the
<typeStatus id="54C48850FFDD426C6543FCF1FD92FCB6" box="[523,565,787,811]" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">type</typeStatus>
locality. Wood block fixed to the benthic MAC 4, at least
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above the bottom; deployed
<date id="FFC11032FFDD426C66D3FCAAFDBEFCFD" box="[411,537,840,864]" pageId="3" pageNumber="174" value="1991-02-17">17/02/1991</date>
, recovered
<date id="FFC11032FFDD426C673BFC80FF4AFCE7" box="[115,237,866,890]" pageId="3" pageNumber="174" value="1991-09-21">21/09/1991</date>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3656579FFDD426C6739FC70FEA1FC64" pageId="3" pageNumber="174" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BC036F2FFDD426C6739FC70FEA1FC64" blockId="3.[112,648,914,1017]" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">ETYMOLOGY. — The species is named in honour of Alexis Khripounoff for his accomplishments in the study of particulate flux and organism supply in numerous deep-sea fields.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3656579FFDD426C6739FBF3FF19FB5A" pageId="3" pageNumber="174" type="diagnosis">
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DIAGNOSIS. — Shell small (&lt;
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), delicate; posterior adductor scar composed of linear elements. Siphon incomplete; no cirri on either siphonal opening. Incurrent siphon 1.1 to 3.5 times shell length. Mesoplax shape changes from an erect sheet to an anteriorly directed shallow triangle without strong vertical extensions with growth.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3656579FFDD426C6739FB0CFCEBFAFA" pageId="3" pageNumber="174" type="description">
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DESCRIPTION Shells exceedingly fragile, either due to long storage in formalin or to the great depth at which they were collected; almost always crumple when dried. Posterior adductor scar, as seen through intact shell, made of short, linear elements that appear to extend from near ventral shell edge to posterior-dorsal edge. Slight posterior extension (
<figureCitation id="13442A77FFDD426C6634FA29FE6CFA78" box="[380,459,1483,1509]" captionStart="FIG" captionStartId="4.[114,124,1183,1200]" captionTargetBox="[131,1209,218,1145]" captionTargetId="figure-279@4.[113,1209,218,1145]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIG. 2. — A, lateral view of an intact specimen of Xylophaga alexisi n. sp.; B, dorsal view of intact, larger specimen of X. alexisi n. sp. (note anteriorly directed mesoplax); C, dorsal view of smaller specimen of X. alexisi n. sp., mesoplax in erect stage, not readily seen from dorsal view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10081168" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10081168/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">Fig.2A</figureCitation>
). Prodissoconch II 412 Μm across, with regular growth lines (
<figureCitation id="13442A77FFDD426C657DFA09FDD2F998" box="[565,629,1515,1541]" captionStart="FIG" captionStartId="5.[112,123,652,669]" captionTargetBox="[113,646,215,614]" captionTargetId="figure-653@5.[113,646,214,614]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIG. 3.— SEM image of the umboregion of a specimen of Xylophaga alexisi n. sp.: M, mesoplax; PD II, prodissoconch II. Inferior to the edge of the prodissoconch, note the shell records the growth series during which it developed the characteristic wood-boring shape. Also note the ventral elaboration and ventral reflection of the toothed ridges on the dorsal beak. Scale bar: 50 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10081170" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10081170/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
). Pronounced fold between posterior adductor scar and umbonal-ventral sulcus.Umbonal-ventral sulcus weak, shell slightly flattened at condyle. Posterior ridge broadly inflated, shell narrows dramatically just posterior to the inflation (
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). Umbonal reflection well developed, in larger individuals, supports the mesoplax. Gape between the right and left beaks notably broad. Beak with comparatively few toothed ridges parallel ventral margin. Ridges form narrow band at junction of beak and shell.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC036F2FFDD426C65F3FD51FC74FCF6" blockId="3.[674,1211,533,1224]" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">
Mesoplax in small specimens, erect, comparatively thin, translucent, nearly invisible in dorsal view (
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), becoming more anteriorly directed and calcified with growth; in larger specimens, forms a fairly broad triangle (
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); with only minimal rounded vertical extensions.
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Siphons, incomplete; excurrent siphon truncated (
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). Excurrent opening a very small flap without detectable cirri, even in larger individuals (
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). Very faint impressions of longitudinal walls detectable immediately distal to excurrent opening visible in limited number of specimens (
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). Incurrent siphon long, 2.5 to 3.5 times shell length (
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), opening lacks cirri (
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;
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). Growth of excurrent and incurrent siphons isometric relative to each other.
</paragraph>
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Measurements of
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Shell length
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; width
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; height
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. Incurrent siphon length
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; excurrent siphon length
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.
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<paragraph id="8BC036F2FFDD426C65EDFA6EFCAEFA39" blockId="3.[677,1212,1420,1700]" box="[677,777,1420,1446]" pageId="3" pageNumber="174">REMARKS</paragraph>
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Based on the specimens examined, all over
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in length, the present species is unique in having an incomplete siphon with no cirri on either siphonal opening and having a linear rather than herringbone pattern to the posterior adductor scar.
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compares this species to those previously named that are overtly similar.
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is separable from
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FIG. 2. —
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, lateral view of an intact specimen of
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;
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, dorsal view of intact, larger specimen of
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(note anteriorly directed mesoplax);
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, dorsal view of smaller specimen of
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, mesoplax in erect stage, not readily seen from dorsal view. Scale bars: 1 mm.
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from
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,
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,
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.
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depth (
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) by the subterminal excurrent siphon in that species and the incomplete siphon in the present species.
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is similar to
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, but lacks brooded young. The incomplete siphon of
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<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDA426B6791FA2EFE93FA78" box="[217,308,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="175">X. alexisi</emphasis>
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separates it from
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<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDA426B6561FA2EFD22FA78" box="[553,645,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="175">X. anselli</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFEE4B03FFDA426B6739FA09FEAEF998" author="HARVEY R." box="[113,265,1515,1541]" pageId="4" pageNumber="175" pagination="473 - 481" refId="ref4925" refString="HARVEY R. 1996. - Deep water Xylophagaidae (Pelecypoda: Pholadacea) from the North Atlantic with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Conchology London 35: 473 - 481." type="journal article" year="1996">Harvey, 1996</bibRefCitation>
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with a complete siphon (
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illustrates the difference between these character states); the latter species appears similar to
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<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDA426B6739F9A9FEADF9F9" box="[113,266,1610,1636]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="175">X. heterosiphon</emphasis>
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. Its incomplete siphon also distinguishes it from
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Richards, 1942
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; this species, reported on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (
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Gaudron
<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDA426B642FFACFFC30FADA" box="[871,919,1325,1351]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="175">et al</emphasis>
. 2010
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), has an excurrent siphon only slightly shorter than the incurrent. The linear elements in the posterior adductor scar distinguish this species from
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,
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<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDA426B65B8FA4EFC3FFA58" box="[752,920,1451,1477]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="175">X. washingtona</emphasis>
Bartsch, 1921
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and other species in
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group 5.
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The incomplete siphon of the present species (
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) could be argued to ally it with species in Turners groups 5 or 6; Turner understood this character to be unique to these two groups. The present species, however, appears to be more closely allied with the enigmatic
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, a member of the off-shore northeast Pacific fauna (
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). Both species share an incomplete siphon, a mesoplax that develops an anterior fold with growth and an excurrent siphon that grows isometrically relative to the incurrent siphon; the relationship between the siphon lengths in the present species is y = 1.0 x-0.99; r2 = 0.92, essentially parallel to that of
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, reported by
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. The presence of conspicuous cirri at the excurrent opening in
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, shown by
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, and the smaller cirri at the incurrent siphon readily separate the species. The present species is distinct from
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<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDB426A654EFB2CFD20FB7A" box="[518,647,1229,1255]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="176">X. galatheae</emphasis>
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by its shell shape, less pronounced umbonal-ventral sulcus and lack of a pronounced posterior extension.Although specimens of
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were examined by SEM, no apparent sensory structures such as those reported by
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were found.
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FIG. 3.— SEM image of the umbo region of a specimen of
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:
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, mesoplax;
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, prodissoconch II. Inferior to the edge of the prodissoconch, note the shell records the growth series during which it developed the characteristic wood-boring shape. Also note the ventral elaboration and ventral reflection of the toothed ridges on the dorsal beak. Scale bar: 50 µm.
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<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDB426A6739FA29FF5AFA78" box="[113,253,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="176">Habitat notes</emphasis>
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As noted in the Introduction, the
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locality is on a nutrient-limited abyssal plain with a fauna depauperate in both diversity and density. No major surface currents overlie the site. The bottom temperature is 2.4°C and its current speed is
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/sec. Details of the site are reported by
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. (1992)
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,
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Vangriesheim
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Khripounoff
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and
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.
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<emphasis id="B90BEAE0FFDB426A65EBFED5FC35FECC" box="[675,914,311,337]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="176">Settlement and Growth</emphasis>
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The wood, after 216 days at
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depth, carries an estimated 170 boreholes/cm2. Borers reached such high densities that the wood is transparent between adjacent, non-overlapping boreholes. Young bivalves appear to still have been recruiting to the block of wood, as very small, nearly circular individuals were seen on the blocks surface.
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Shell lengths of
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are up to
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; siphons lengths are up to
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. The growth rate of the largest specimen extracted would have been
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per day,or
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per month, assuming it settled on the first day the wood was available at depth.
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