Isaychev, A.; Schepetov, D.; Zhou, Y.; Britayev, T.A.; Ivanenko, V.N. New Myzostomids (Annelida) in Symbiosis with Feather Stars in the Shallow Waters of the South China Sea (Hainan Island). Animals2024, 14, 2265.
Isaychev, A.; Schepetov, D.; Zhou, Y.; Britayev, T.A.; Ivanenko, V.N. New Myzostomids (Annelida) in Symbiosis with Feather Stars in the Shallow Waters of the South China Sea (Hainan Island). Animals 2024, 14, 2265.
Isaychev, A.; Schepetov, D.; Zhou, Y.; Britayev, T.A.; Ivanenko, V.N. New Myzostomids (Annelida) in Symbiosis with Feather Stars in the Shallow Waters of the South China Sea (Hainan Island). Animals2024, 14, 2265.
Isaychev, A.; Schepetov, D.; Zhou, Y.; Britayev, T.A.; Ivanenko, V.N. New Myzostomids (Annelida) in Symbiosis with Feather Stars in the Shallow Waters of the South China Sea (Hainan Island). Animals 2024, 14, 2265.
Abstract
The study concentrated on Myzostomida, which are microscopic polychaetes that live in symbiosis with feather stars, within the coastal waters of Hainan Island. Specimens were collected by researchers using SCUBA diving techniques, leading to the identification of a new species, as well as the documentation of four species that had not been previously recorded in Chinese waters. This discovery stands apart from the seven known Myzostomida species found near Hong Kong and the Dapeng Peninsula in Shenzhen. It underscores significant gaps in our comprehension of marine life in the South China Sea, suggesting the existence of unexplored biodiversity within the region.
Keywords
Myzostomida; symbiotic polychaetes; crinoids; Hainan Island; marine biodiversity; echinoderm symbionts; SCUBA; Sanya; new species discovery
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Aquatic Science
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.