Three new species of bacterivorous Chrysopetalidae and Microphthalmidae (Annelida) inhabiting a whale fall off eastern Australia.

A natural whale fall was opportunistically trawled at ~1000 m depth during the 2017 research vessel ‘Investigator’ voyage whilst sampling bathyal and abyssal communities along the eastern Australian margin. Colonising the whale bones were a diverse assemblage of annelids including three new species...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Watson, Laetitia M. Gunton, Elena K. Kupriyanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Australian Museum 2024-11-01
Series:Records of the Australian Museum
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Online Access:https://journals.australian.museum/watson-2024-rec-aust-mus-765-249264/
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