Tag Archive for 'Melinnopsis gardelli' | Sci.News

Light microscope images of Melinnopsis gardelli: (A) holotype, lateral view of complete specimen; (B) holotype, dorsal view of anterior region, arrow indicates postbranchial dorsal membrane; (C) holotype prostomium, arrow indicates slightly raised lip; (D) lateral view of anterior region, arrows indicate acicular neurochaetae and (E) ventral view of anterior region showing ventral shields. Scale bars - 1 mm. Image credit: Gunton et al, doi: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.72.2020.1763.

Two New Species of Deep-Sea Worms Discovered

Aug 26, 2020 by Natali Anderson

An international team of marine biologists has described two new species of the polychaete worm genus Melinnopsis from deep waters off the east coast of...