Aphrodita bisetosa (Polychaeta: Aphroditidae), a new species of sea mouse from the southeastern Pacific Ocean off central Chile

摘要

A new species of Aphroditidae, Aphrodita bisetosa from the southeastern Pacific Ocean off central Chile, is described. Specimens were collected in soft bottoms, 27-37 km from the coast line in front of Los Vilos (31 deg 56'S) and Papudo (32 deg 31'S), at 250-400 m depth. The new species was compared with A. magellanica Malard, 1891 from the Magellan area, Chile and A. alta Kinberg, 1855 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the Antarctic region, with which it appears to be more closely related.