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First report of brooding of eggs in the deep-sea genus Anguillosyllis (Annelida: Syllidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2019

Marcelo V. Fukuda Open the ORCID record for Marcelo V. Fukuda [Opens in a new window]  and
Rômulo Barroso Open the ORCID record for Rômulo Barroso [Opens in a new window]
Marcelo V. Fukuda*
Affiliation:
Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), Av. Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, CEP 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Rômulo Barroso
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), CP 74524, CEP 23851-970, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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Author for correspondence: Marcelo V. Fukuda, E-mail: mvfukuda@usp.br
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Abstract

The syllid genus Anguillosyllis is relatively rare and mainly restricted to deep waters. The phylogenetic position of the genus was only recently inferred, while its reproductive mode, an important trait in the classification of the Syllidae, remains unknown. We describe herein our finding of one specimen of Anguillosyllis lanai with fragile egg capsules dorsally attached to some parapodial lobes, the first observation to date providing information about reproductive aspects of animals of the genus, and discuss possible evolutionary and phylogenetic implications of this finding.

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Deep-sea faunaMARSEALPolychaetareproduction

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 99 , Issue 8 , December 2019 , pp. 1775 - 1777
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2019 

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