Prosphaerosyllis modinouae

{{Short description|Species of marine worm}}

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| image = Prosphaerosyllis modinouae (10.3897-zookeys.938.49349) Figure 6.jpg

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| genus = Prosphaerosyllis

| species = modinouae

| authority = Neal & Paterson, 2020

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Prosphaerosyllis modinouae is a small marine worm which belongs to the Annelida phylum. It was originally found in the North Falklands Basin, at a depth of 450 m. The species is named after Ivvet Modinou, a volcanologist and science communicator.{{Cite news|date=2020-06-22|title=What It's Like to Be The Namesake of a Deep-Sea Worm|language=en|work=Atlas Obscura|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/deep-sea-worm-namesake?mc_cid=b388432587&mc_eid=d38b705851|access-date=2020-06-24}}

Specimen ranging from {{convert|2.8|-|4.5|mm|inch}} in length have been found. The species has protrusions along the sides of its body in between the parapodia. It has three small pear-shaped antennae, as well as two pairs of red eyes.{{Cite journal|last1=Neal|first1=Lenka|last2=Paterson|first2=Gordon L. J.|last3=Blockley|first3=David|last4=Scott|first4=Ben|last5=Sherlock|first5=Emma|last6=Huque|first6=Cate|last7=Glover|first7=Adrian G.|date=2020-06-03|title=Biodiversity data and new species descriptions of polychaetes from offshore waters of the Falkland Islands, an area undergoing hydrocarbon exploration|journal=ZooKeys|issue=938|pages=1–86|doi=10.3897/zookeys.938.49349|issn=1313-2989|pmc=7286948|pmid=32549744|doi-access=free|bibcode=2020ZooK..938....1N }}