Sabellaria jeramae, a new species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Sabellariidae) from the shallow waters of Malaysia, with a note on the ecological traits of reefs

Nishi E 1 , Matsuo K 2 , Capa M 3 , Tomioka S 4 , Kajihara H 4 , Kupriyanova EK 5 Show all authors , Polgar G 5

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  • 1 College of Education and Human Sciences, Yokohama National University, Tokiwadai, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan; Email: [email protected]
  • 2 Graduate School of Education, Yokohama National University, Tokiwadai, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan; Email: unknown
  • 3 NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway; Email: unknown
  • 4 Division of Biodiversity, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-10, Nishi 8 Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan; Email: unknown
  • 5 Environmental and Life Sciences Programme, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, BE1410 Gadong, Negara Brunei Darussalam; Email: unknown
Zootaxa, 2015;4052(5):555-68.
PMID: 26701452 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.5.3

Abstract

A new species of the genus Sabellaria Lamarck, 1818 (Annelida: Polychaeta: Sabellariidae) is described from the intertidal zone of Jeram, Selangor, Malaysia. Sabellaria jeramae n. sp. is a gregarious species that constructs large reefs several hundreds of meters long and 50-200 m wide. The new species is distinguished from other congeners by the character combination of the presence of a single kind of middle paleae with conspicuous morphology, and outer paleae with long frayed teeth. Morphological features of the species are described and compared to those of all congeneric species. We also compare the reef structure and geographical distribution of the new species to those of the members of the family Sabellariidae around the world, demonstrating the ecological traits of the reefs.

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