A new species of Hemichela Stock, 1954 from the South China Sea (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida, Ammotheidae).
A new species of pycnogonid collected by the Chinese research vessel, R/V HY IV, during deep sea cruises to the South China Sea in 2013, is described. The new species, Hemichela nanhaiensis, obtained from more than 1300 m depth, is distinguished from the other two species in the genus by the characters of the chela dactylus with 12 denticulations on the inner margin and by the presence of taller tubercles on the lateral processes.
Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen, China.
Jianjia
J
Wang
Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, CGS, Huanshidong Road No. 477, Guangzhou, China.
Zhen
Z
Xia
Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen, China.
Rongcheng
R
Lin
Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, CGS, Huanshidong Road No. 477, Guangzhou, China.
Qianyong
Q
Liang
Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen, China.
Heshan
H
Lin
Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen, China.
Jianjun
J
Wang
Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen, China.
Chengxing
C
Zheng
Deep sea; Hemichela; Pycnogonida; South China Sea