Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Brazilian coast with a diagnosis of the genus

Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Brazilian coast with a diagnosis of the genus

Five species of Scolelepis have been reported for the Brazilian coast. This study raises this number, with two new records: S. acuta Treadwell, 1914, originally from Eastern Pacific, and Scolelepis andradei Delgado-Blas, Díaz & Liñero-Arana, 2009, from the Caribbean Sea. Furthermore, two species...

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Published in:Zoologia (Curitiba, Brazil) Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 385 - 393
Main Authors: Rocha, Marcelo Borges, Paiva, Paulo Cesar de
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Curitiba Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 01-08-2012
Subjects:
Marine
Morphology
Polychaeta
Scolelepis
Scolelepis acuta
Scolelepis andradei
Spionidae
systematics
Taxonomy
Worms
ZOOLOGY
Brazil
ASW, Caribbean Sea
ASW, Brazil
Scolelepis acuta
taxonomy
systematics
Morphology
Scolelepis andradei
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Summary:Five species of Scolelepis have been reported for the Brazilian coast. This study raises this number, with two new records: S. acuta Treadwell, 1914, originally from Eastern Pacific, and Scolelepis andradei Delgado-Blas, Díaz & Liñero-Arana, 2009, from the Caribbean Sea. Furthermore, two species were found to have an expanded geographic range along the Brazilian coast: Scolelepis lighti Delgado-Blas, 2006 and Scolelepis goodbodyi Jones, 1962. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1984-4689
1984-4670
1984-4689
DOI:10.1590/S1984-46702012000400011