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- Thirteen new cirratulid species from the Hawaiian, Mariana, and Marshall Islands are identified, with nine species being entirely new to science.
- New species include Aphelochaeta arizonae and Monticellina hanaumaensis, largely found in Oahu, Hawaii and Saipan.
- The study includes detailed SEM photos, line drawings, and staining patterns for all identified species, enhancing their scientific documentation.
Article Abstract
Thirteen cirratulid species from the Hawaiian, Mariana and Marshall Islands are described. Nine species are new to science: Aphelochaeta arizonae sp. nov., Aphelochaeta honouliuli sp. nov., Caulleriella cordiformia sp. nov., Chaetozone michellae sp. nov., Chaetozone ronaldi sp. nov., Monticellina anterobranchiata sp. nov., Monticellina hanaumaensis sp. nov., and Tharyx tumulosa sp. nov., from Oahu, Hawaii and Aphelochaeta saipanensis sp. nov., from Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Dodecaceria fewkesi and Monticellina nr. cryptica are newly recorded from the Hawaiian Islands. Dodecaceria laddi is widely distributed in the western Pacific and material collected from the Hawaiian, Mariana and Marshall islands is described. We provide SEM photographs for all species in addition to line drawings and methyl green staining pattern photographs for the new species.
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