Bruunilla nealae explained

Bruunilla nealae is a deep-sea scale worm that is known from a single specimen collected from the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone in the Pacific Ocean from a depth of about 5000 m.[1]

Description

Bruunilla nealae is a short-bodied worm with up to about 18 segments and 8 pairs of elytra. It is pale white and slightly translucent in life, but a pale yellow when preserved in ethanol. The species lacks lateral antennae and the notochaetae are thinner than the neurochaetae.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Bonifácio, Paulo; Menot, Lénaïck. (2019). New genera and species from the Equatorial Pacific provide phylogenetic insights into deep-sea Polynoidae (Annelida). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 185(3): 555-635 [published online 14 November 2018; printed publication 27 February 2019]., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/185/3/555/5181329