FIGURE 3. Sthenolepis ruffi n in Description of new species of deep water Sthenolepis Willey, 1905 and Neoleanira Pettibone, 1970 (Annelida, Sigalionidae) from off Northern California, with the redescription of Sthenolepis spargens Fauchald, 1972

FIGURE 3. Sthenolepis ruffi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF-Poly 14396). A. Complete specimen, inset: 1st right elytron, medium right elytron, posterior right elytron, and pygidium, ventral view. B. Drawing of anterior end, dorsal view. C. Drawing of anterior end, ventral view. D. Neurochaetae from segment 3. E. Parapodium from segment 3, anterior view, inset: close-up of notochaetae from lower and upper position. Abbreviations: au= auricle, ct= ctenidia, dtu= dorsal tubercle, dtc= dorsal tentacular cirrus, ftu= facial tubercle, ipas= inner palpal sheath, itl= inner tentacular lobe, lan= lateral antenna, man= median antenna, opas= outer palpal sheath, pa= palp, S1= lower middle group, UA= upper group, UB= upper middle group, UC= middle group, UD= lowest group. Scale bars: A: 5 mm, B, C: 1 mm, D: 50 µm, E: 200 µm.