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Amphicorina ezoensis Yoshihara, Hiruta, Katoh & Kajihara 2012

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Eight thoracic and 12 abdominal chaetigers (Fig. 3A). Total length 3.1 mm, crown length 0.6 mm, maximum body width 0.3 mm. Three pairs of radioles, with lateral flanges; proximal 1/2 of radioles connected by palmate membrane. Each radiole with two longitudinal internal cellular supporting axes; each pinnule with one internal cellular supporting axis. Ventral-most radiole with two appendages on each side (Fig. 4A); these appendages (arranged dorsally and ventrally) being almost 1/2 radiole length, and only dorsal one having one internal cellular supporting axis. Distal end of ventral lobe on anterior peristomial ring bifurcate, extending slightly beyond collar margin (Figs 3C, 4A). Posterior peristomial ring collar crenulate (Figs 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B), with dorsal gap (Fig. 4B). Ciliated patch absent on posterior peristomail ring (Figs 3C, 4A). Glandular ridge on second chaetiger present. Superior thoracic notochaetae elongate, narrowly hooded, 4–5 per fascicle (Fig. 3D). Inferior thoracic notochaetae bayonet type, four per fascicle; no elongate, narrowly hooded chaetae (Fig. 3D). Thoracic acicular uncini 4–5 per torus; each uncinus having four rows of teeth above main fang (Figs 3E, 4C). Abdominal uncini quadrangular, with eight rows of teeth above large basal tooth (Figs 3F, 4D), 2–9 uncini per fascicle; number of uncini decreasing posteriorly, with eight uncini on first and second abdominal chaetigers, nine on third. Abdominal neurochaetae 2–4 per fascicle, needle-like capillaries in form (Fig. 3G). Pygidium rounded. Peristomial and pygidial eyes and statocysts not visible in preserved specimens. Oocytes found in fourth and fifth thoracic chaetigers.
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Taiki Yoshihara, Shimpei F. Hiruta, Toru Katoh, Hiroshi Kajihara
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Yoshihara T, Hiruta S, Katoh T, Kajihara H (2012) Three species of Amphicorina (Annelida, Sabellida, Sabellidae) from Japan, with descriptions of two new species ZooKeys 187: 45–62
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Taiki Yoshihara
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Shimpei F. Hiruta
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Toru Katoh
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Hiroshi Kajihara
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