Abstract
Linopherus kristiani n. sp. is described from 46 specimens collected sublitoraly (8-80m) off Manzanillo, Colima and intertidally in Bahía Concepción, Gulf of California. It was two pairs of eyes, enlarged cirri at setiger 2, branchiae present from setiger 3 and continued through 23 segments (range 15-28, SD=3.9) with variable number of terminal filaments (at right setiger 16, x =30, range 5-59, SD= 12.2). A modified key to all the species of the genus, comments on morphological variation and associated species are also included.
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