Fig. 3. Mauretanaspis longichaeta gen. et spec. nov. A–C in A new genus and species of Sternaspidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the deep eastern Atlantic

Fig. 3. Mauretanaspis longichaeta gen. et spec. nov. A–C. Holotype (MNHN-IA-TYPE 2005). A. Anterior end (introvert) with tapering hooks, ventral view. B. Ventro-caudal shield, ventral view. C. Posterior end, showing brownish branchial region, dorsal view. D. Juvenile specimen collected off Angola (MNHN-IA-PNT 120) (anterior end damaged, gonopodial lobes not developed), ventral view. Abbreviations: br = branchial filament; pch = posterior shield chaetae. Numbers 1–3 = anterior segments with hooks; * = body damaged with oesophagus protruding; arrowheads = anterior keels of shield; arrows = chaetae of pre-shield segments. Scale bars: A–C = 1 mm; D = 0.5 mm.