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Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Red Sea reef Al Fahal (Saudi Arabia) with the description of a new species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2016

Michael G. Reuscher
Michael G. Reuscher*
Affiliation:
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869, Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5869, USA
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Correspondence should be addressed to:M.G. Reuscher, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869, Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5869, USA email: michael.reuscher@tamucc.edu
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Abstract

A new species of Ampharetidae, Amphicteis fiegei sp. nov., is described from the Red Sea reef Al Fahal off Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. It is characterized by the possession of prominent nuchal ridges that are elevated from the prostomium, relatively short paleae, which are few in numbers (five on each side), and transverse rows of cilia in one of its branchial pairs. Furthermore, Samytha storchi Reuscher & Wehe in Wehe, 2009 is recorded for the first time since its original description.

Keywords

PolychaetaAmpharetidaeAmphicteisSamythanew speciesRed Sea

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 97 , Issue 1 , February 2017 , pp. 99 - 104
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2016 

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