Levensteiniella, Pettibone, 1985

Wu, Xuwen & Xu, Kuidong, 2018, Levensteiniella manusensis sp. nov., a new polychaete species (Annelida: Polynoidae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Manus Back-Arc Basin, Western Pacific, Zootaxa 4388 (1), pp. 102-110 : 108-109

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.1.7

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:33075379-7E70-4B6F-B4B6-94900A44B5D1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5971644

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FCB24D-FFFE-C179-FF48-F94093B0FEEB

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Levensteiniella
status

 

Key to species of Levensteiniella View in CoL mainly based on males

1 A single pair of ventral papillae on segment 11.............................................................. 2

- Two pairs of ventral papillae on segments 11 and 12.......................................................... 3

2 Ventral papillae distally dichotomous; elytra with oval micropapillae on surface; notochaetae smooth or serrated with widely spaced spines along curved side................................................................ L. intermedia View in CoL

- Ventral papillae without dichotomous branch; elytra smooth on surface; notochaetae with scales along curved side.... L. iris View in CoL

3 Ventral papillae distally dichotomous on segment 11......................................... L. manusensis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Ventral papillae tapering without dichotomous branch......................................................... 4

4 Elytra smooth with large median longitudinal fold on surface; notochaetae with series scales along edge; postchaetal lobe well developed on notopodia of elytrophorous segments; jaws with ca. 20 teeth................................. L. plicata View in CoL

- Elytra with papillae on surface; notochaetae with spines along edge; postchaetal lobe absent on notopodia; jaws without teeth.................................................................................................... 5

5 Elytra delicate with only micropapillae on surface; notochaetae with numerous spinous rows.................. L. kincaidi View in CoL

- Elytra slightly stiff covered with macro- and micropapillae on surface; notochaetae with distinct and fewer spines along one side.......................................................................................... L. raisae View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Polychaeta

Order

Phyllodocida

Family

Polynoidae

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