Palpiphitime lobifera ( Oug, 1978 )

Wiklund, Helena, Glover, Adrian G. & Dahlgren, Thomas G., 2009, Three new species of Ophryotrocha (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) from a whale-fall in the North-East Atlantic, Zootaxa 2228, pp. 43-56 : 51

Palpiphitime lobifera ( Oug, 1978) ( Fig. 4 )

Material examined: Northern North Atlantic, coastal Skagerrak, 58° 53.1’ N; 11° 06.4’ E. Specimens recovered from minke whale bones in experimental aquarium tanks.

Remarks: The most abundant dorvilleid on the whale bones is Palpiphitime lobifera . We here include a live photo of the species ( Fig. 4 ) to show the presence of eyes, which were not reported in the original description ( Oug 1978). The eyes are easily visible on live animals, but may be difficult to see in preserved specimens.

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FIGURE 4. Live photo of Palpiphitime lobifera from whale-fall in Sweden.