Harmothoe liaoi Barnich, Fiege & Sun 2004

Bonyadi Naeini, Alieh & Rahimian, Hassan, 2009, Intertidal scale worms (Polychaeta, Polynoidae and Sigalionidae) from the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, ZooKeys 31 (3), pp. 53-71 : 65-66

Harmothoe liaoi Barnich, Fiege & Sun 2004

Figs 8 a–h

Harmothoe liaoi Barnich, Fiege & Sun, 2004 . — Species Diversity 9: 307–309, fig. 4; Wehe 2006, Fauna of Arabia 22: 138–141, fig. 35a–k.

Type locality: Yezhu Island, Yalong Bay, Hainan Island, South China Sea.

Material examined: ZUTC ann. 2041.

Remarks: The only specimen examined here was broken into three parts, so no measurements were taken. Nephridial papillae from segment 7 onwards as described by Barnich et al. (2004) could not be observed in our specimen ( Fig. 8 a, e ).

Distribution: Th is is the first record for the Gulf of Oman.

Figures

Figure 8. Harmothoe liaoi. a anterior end, dorsal view b 2nd right elytron c microtubercles d papillae on elytra margin e, f parapodium of middle segment: e posterior view f anterior view g notochaeta h neurochaeta.