Pettibone, Marian H. 1984. A new scale-worm commensal with deep-sea mussels on the Galapagos hydrothermal vent (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 97(1): 226-239.
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Pettibone, M. H.
1984
A new scale-worm commensal with deep-sea mussels on the Galapagos hydrothermal vent (Polychaeta: Polynoidae
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
97(1): 226-239
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Kristian Fauchald's Polychaeta DB
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Some polynoid polychaetes, found living commensally in mantle
cavities of deep-sea mussels on the Galapagos Rift vent area, are described as a
new genus and new species, Branchipolynoe symmytilida, and referred to the new
subfamily Branchipolynoinae. They are unusual in having well-developed arborescent
branchiae. A series of young, juveniles, and adults allows observation of
their growth stages.
