A new species of Hemichela Stock, 1954 from the South China Sea (Arthropoda,Pycnogonida, Ammotheidae) |
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| Authors: | Jianjia Wang Zhen Xia Rongcheng Lin Qianyong Liang Heshan Lin Jianjun Wang Chengxing Zheng |
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| Institution: | 1.Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen, China;2.Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, CGS, Huanshidong Road No. 477, Guangzhou, China |
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| Abstract: | A new species of pycnogonid collected by the Chinese research vessel, R/V HY IV, during deep sea cruises to the South China Sea in 2013, is described. The new species, Hemichela
nanhaiensis, obtained from more than 1300 m depth, is distinguished from the other two species in the genus by the characters of the chela dactylus with 12 denticulations on the inner margin and by the presence of taller tubercles on the lateral processes. |
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| Keywords: | Deep sea South China Sea Pycnogonida" target="_blank">Pycnogonida Hemichela" target="_blank">Hemichela |
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