Lepidonotus purpureus Potts, 1910

Bonyadi Naeini, Alieh & Rahimian, Hassan, 2009, Intertidal scale worms (Polychaeta, Polynoidae and Sigalionidae) from the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, ZooKeys 31 (3), pp. 53-71 : 59

Lepidonotus purpureus Potts, 1910

Figs 3 a–e

Lepidonotus purpureus Potts 1910 . — Th e Transactions of the Linnean Society Series 2, Zoology 8: 334, pl. 18: fig. 3; Rasheed and Mustaquim 2003, Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences 12(1): 66–70, fig. 11; Wehe 2006, Fauna of Arabia 22: 105–107, fig. 23 a–i.

Type locality: East Africa.

Material examined: ZUTC ann.2044

Measurements (n = 2): Length 9.36 – 13.05 (11.34), width 4.65–5.10 (4.87).

Remarks: The specimen is similar to those described by Wehe (2006). No subterminal swelling on antennae was observed here ( Fig. 3a ). Moreover, notochaetae are missing on all parapodia of the specimen studied.

Distribution: Th is is a new record for the Gulf of Oman.

Figures

Figure 3. Lepidonotus purpureus. a anterior end, dorsal view b 3rd left elytron c microtubercles d 3rd right parapodium, anterior view e neurochaeta.