Mesonerilla neridae, n. sp. (Nerillidae): First meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

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Mesonerilla neridae, n. sp. (Nerillidae): First meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. / Worsaae, Katrine; Rouse, Greg W.

In: Zoosymposia, Vol. 2, 2009, p. 297-303.

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Worsaae, K & Rouse, GW 2009, 'Mesonerilla neridae, n. sp. (Nerillidae): First meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.', Zoosymposia, vol. 2, pp. 297-303. <http://www.mapress.com/zoosymposia/content/2009/v2/f/v002p297-303f.pdf>

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Worsaae, K., & Rouse, G. W. (2009). Mesonerilla neridae, n. sp. (Nerillidae): First meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Zoosymposia, 2, 297-303. http://www.mapress.com/zoosymposia/content/2009/v2/f/v002p297-303f.pdf

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Worsaae K, Rouse GW. Mesonerilla neridae, n. sp. (Nerillidae): First meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Zoosymposia. 2009;2:297-303.

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Worsaae, Katrine ; Rouse, Greg W. / Mesonerilla neridae, n. sp. (Nerillidae): First meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. In: Zoosymposia. 2009 ; Vol. 2. pp. 297-303.

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title = "Mesonerilla neridae, n. sp. (Nerillidae): First meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.",
abstract = "Though most common in coastal sandy bottoms, nerillid annelids have been found in a broad variety of habitatsaround the world and two genera have previously been reported from the deep sea. During a cruise to the southernEast Pacific Rise and northern Pacific Antarctic Ridge (near Easter Island) in 2005, six specimens of a new speciesof Mesonerilla were collected at depths of 2234-2649 m. Samples were taken via DSV Alvin with a slurp guncollecting fine silt and volcanic glass shards in cracks, fissures, and mussel beds from 5-20 m away from activeventing areas. As well as being the first deep-sea hydrothermal vent associated nerillid, this is the first record of anadult meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vent areas and the first record of Mesonerilla from the deepsea. Based on the new material we here describe a new species of Mesonerilla, M. neridae sp. nov., with ninechaetigerous segments, three antennae, long chaetae, and almost no ciliation. It resembles the subtidal, interstitialM. roscovita in the shared presence of a short median antenna and M. fagei and M. l{\"u}deritzi by presence of chaetaein the shared presence of a short median antenna and and by presence of chaetae in segment one and relatively short parapodial cirri.",
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T1 - Mesonerilla neridae, n. sp. (Nerillidae): First meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

AU - Worsaae, Katrine

AU - Rouse, Greg W

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PY - 2009

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N2 - Though most common in coastal sandy bottoms, nerillid annelids have been found in a broad variety of habitatsaround the world and two genera have previously been reported from the deep sea. During a cruise to the southernEast Pacific Rise and northern Pacific Antarctic Ridge (near Easter Island) in 2005, six specimens of a new speciesof Mesonerilla were collected at depths of 2234-2649 m. Samples were taken via DSV Alvin with a slurp guncollecting fine silt and volcanic glass shards in cracks, fissures, and mussel beds from 5-20 m away from activeventing areas. As well as being the first deep-sea hydrothermal vent associated nerillid, this is the first record of anadult meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vent areas and the first record of Mesonerilla from the deepsea. Based on the new material we here describe a new species of Mesonerilla, M. neridae sp. nov., with ninechaetigerous segments, three antennae, long chaetae, and almost no ciliation. It resembles the subtidal, interstitialM. roscovita in the shared presence of a short median antenna and M. fagei and M. lüderitzi by presence of chaetaein the shared presence of a short median antenna and and by presence of chaetae in segment one and relatively short parapodial cirri.

AB - Though most common in coastal sandy bottoms, nerillid annelids have been found in a broad variety of habitatsaround the world and two genera have previously been reported from the deep sea. During a cruise to the southernEast Pacific Rise and northern Pacific Antarctic Ridge (near Easter Island) in 2005, six specimens of a new speciesof Mesonerilla were collected at depths of 2234-2649 m. Samples were taken via DSV Alvin with a slurp guncollecting fine silt and volcanic glass shards in cracks, fissures, and mussel beds from 5-20 m away from activeventing areas. As well as being the first deep-sea hydrothermal vent associated nerillid, this is the first record of anadult meiofaunal annelid from deep-sea hydrothermal vent areas and the first record of Mesonerilla from the deepsea. Based on the new material we here describe a new species of Mesonerilla, M. neridae sp. nov., with ninechaetigerous segments, three antennae, long chaetae, and almost no ciliation. It resembles the subtidal, interstitialM. roscovita in the shared presence of a short median antenna and M. fagei and M. lüderitzi by presence of chaetaein the shared presence of a short median antenna and and by presence of chaetae in segment one and relatively short parapodial cirri.

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VL - 2

SP - 297

EP - 303

JO - Zoosymposia

JF - Zoosymposia

SN - 1178-9905

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