Armandia sampadae, a new species of polychaete (Opheliidae) from Andaman Sea, Northern Indian Ocean. (21st December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gopal, Aiswarya; K.U., Abdul Jaleel; Parameswaran, Usha V.; Vijayan, Anil Kumar
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Volume 96:Number 8(2016:Dec.)
• Page Start: 1625
• Page End: 1632
• Publication Date: 2015-12-21
• Subjects: Armandia, -- new species, -- Opheliidae, -- polychaete, -- Andaman Sea, -- Indian Ocean; Biology -- Periodicals; Marine biology -- Periodicals; 578.77
• DOI: 10.1017/S002531541500199X
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-3154

Abstract

Abstract : A new species of polychaete, Armandia sampadae was collected from shallow sandy sediments off Rutland Island (57 m depth) and off North Andaman (52 m depth) during a benthic survey along the continental shelf of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The major character which distinguishes this species from other members of the genus Armandia is the presence of a pair of large, flattened, rounded, stalked, pigmented, leaf-shaped ventral papillae at the ventral base of the ringed anal funnel and the occurrence of a pair of sub-triangular black pigmented spots in the basal portion of the ventral papillae.