New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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AXIOTHELLA SERRATA N. SP.₅ A MALDANID POLYCHAETE FROM PORIRUA HARBOUR, NEW ZEALAND

Jerry D. Kudenov

Marine Pollution Studies Group, 605 Flinders Street Extension, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia

Geoffrey B. Read

Zoology Department Marine Laboratory, Victoria University of Wellington, Private Bag, Wellington, New Zealand

Abstract Axiothella serrata n. sp. (Polychaeta: Maldanidae) is described and illustrated from intertidal sands of Porirua Harbour, New Zealand (41° 6'S, 174° 52' E). It has 22 setigerous segments, and lacks asetigerous preanal segments; the mid-ventral anal cirrus is conspicuously lengthened. The species is compared with other Axiothella species. A. catalinia Hartman, 1969 is herein transferred to Maldanella.

N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11 (4) : 697-702 Received 28 February 1977; revision received 21 June 1977

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