Aricidea (Aricidea) wassi Pettibone, 1965

Sikorski, Andrey, 2017, The Paraonidae (Annelida: Sedentaria) from Norway and adjacent seas, with two new species, four new records, and a redescription of Paraonides nordica Strelzov, 1968 based on type material, Zootaxa 4320 (1), pp. 41-67 : 44

Aricidea (Aricidea) wassi Pettibone, 1965

Aricidea (Aricidea) wassi Pettibone, 1965: 135 –138, figs. 9–11; Strelzov 1973: 62 –64, fig. 23D–E; Katzmann & Laubier 1975: 582 –584, fig. 5; Hartley 1981: 136; Gaston 1984: 2.13, fig. 2.8; Blake 1996: 44 –45, fig. 2.7; Aguirrezabalaga 2012: 229 – 230, figs. 98–99.

Aricidea wassi .— Imajima 1973: 265 –267, fig. 6.

Material examined. 6244 Oseberg C OSC–05; 60.6124°N–2.7717°E; 105 m; 28.05.2013; two specimens. 6244 Regionale stasjoner REG–07; 60.9730°N–2.6305°E; 187 m; 30.05.2013; eight specimens. 6244 Regionale stasjoner REG–13; 60.8214°N–2.8519°E; 175 m; 29.05.2013; two specimens. 6244 Regionale stasjoner REG–15; 60.6888°N–2.6984°E; 117 m; 28.05.2013; 13 specimens. 6244 Regionale stasjoner REG–19; 60.4347°N– 2.8183°E; 102 m; 27.05.2013; one specimen.

Diagnosis. Antenna long, multiarticulate. Secondary ciliary organs present. Three prebranchial segments. Branchiae numbering 7–18 pairs; with wide base and rounded tip. Modified notochaetae absent. Modified neurochaetae hooked with subterminal spine on concave side of stem.

Distribution. Western Atlantic, from Newfoundland ( Kenchington et al. 2001) to Venezuela ( Díaz-Díaz & Liñero 2011), and Eastern Atlantic, from the North Sea near Norway ( Hartley 1981) to Portugal ( Gil & Sardà 1999). Mediterranean ( Katzmann & Laubier 1975). Pacific Ocean: Japan ( Imajima 1973), California ( Blake 1996), Panama ( Aguado & López 2003).