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Spirorbinae (Serpulidae: Polychaeta) from South Africa, including three new species

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Five Antarctic or south-temperate species of Spirorbiaae are centred in south-west Africa, whilst 6 tropical species extend round the south-east and another 4 are recorded from Mozambique. Of the three new species, Pileolaria (Pileolaria) annectans sp. n. has a rudimentary opercular plate surmounting a sort-walled sac of embryos, which somewhat resembles a “thoracic brood pouch”. Pileolaria (Pileolaria) dayi sp. n. has a helmet-like brood chamber, but this opens distally, like the brood cups found in the subgenus Duplicaria. Janua Pil-natalensis sp. n. has the dorsal collar folds usually separate, but partially fused in some juveniles.

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Knight-Jones, P., Knight-Jones, E.W. Spirorbinae (Serpulidae: Polychaeta) from South Africa, including three new species. Mar. Biol. 25, 253–261 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394971

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