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Abstract
A new species of Pettibonella (Polychaeta, Orbiniidae) collected at 50 m depth off Car Nicobar Island is described. The new species, Pettibonella shompens sp. nov., is clearly distinguished from the only other species of the genus, P. multiuncinata, by the size and shape of the swan-shaped abdominal uncini.
Acknowledgements
This work was carried out under the Marine Living Resources Programme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. The support and encouragement of Dr A Shivaji and Dr Anilkumar Vijayan, Project Coordinators of Marine Benthos, and all scientists and research staff at the Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology is gratefully acknowledged. The authors wish to thank Sri. N. Saravanane, Dr P. M. Mohan (Chief Scientist, FORVSS Cruise 261 and 292) and the crew and scientific support team on board FORV Sagar Sampada for their efforts during sampling. Our gratitude to colleagues Usha Parameswaran and Tintu Petson for the drawings and valuable comments. We are also grateful to Dr Andrew S. Y. Mackie (National Museum Wales, UK) and Dr Vivianne Solis-Weiss (Institute of Marine Sciences and Limnology, University of Mexico) for taxonomic advice and confirmation of genus.
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