Riera, R.; Núñez, J.; Brito, M.C. (2007). A new species of the interstitial genus Neopetitia (Polychaeta, Syllidae, Eusyllinae) from Tenerife, with modified acicular chaetae in males. Helgoland Marine Research. 61(3): 221-223.
A new species of Neopetitia San Martín, 2003 is described from intertidal and shallow subtidal soft-bottom stations on the eastern and western coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands. The new species is characterized by the presence in males of a modified acicular chaeta in chaetiger 11. A discussion of known species of the genus is presented.
Canary Islands
Lusitanian region: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands to west Iberian Peninsula together
North Atlantic