Sphaerosyllis levantina sp. n. (Annelida) from the eastern Mediterranean, with notes on character variation in Sphaerosyllis hystrix Claparède, 1863
Faulwetter, S.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Galil, B.S.; Nicolaidou, A.; Arvanitidis, C. (2011). Sphaerosyllis levantina sp. n. (Annelida) from the eastern Mediterranean, with notes on character variation in Sphaerosyllis hystrix Claparède, 1863. ZooKeys 150(150): 327-345. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.1877
In: ZooKeys. Pensoft: Sofia. ISSN 1313-2989; e-ISSN 1313-2970, more
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| Keywords |
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Exogoninae Langerhans, 1879 [WoRMS]; Polychaeta [WoRMS]; Sphaerosyllis Claparède, 1863 [WoRMS]; Syllidae Grube, 1850 [WoRMS]
MED, Mediterranean [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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Polychaetes; Cybertaxonomy; Scratchpads |
| Abstract |
Examination of polychaete specimens from Haifa Bay (Israel, eastern Mediterranean Sea) revealed several individuals exhibiting morphological characteristics similar to Sphaerosyllis hystrix Claparède, 1863. A detailed morphometrical analysis of the Israeli specimens in comparison to specimens of Sphaerosyllis hystrix and Sphaerosyllis boeroi Musco, Çinar & Giangrande, 2005 supported the description of the former as a new species, Sphaerosyllis levantina sp. n. Individuals of Sphaerosyllis hystrix formed a very heterogeneous group with strong character variations in the analysis and the presumed cosmopolitan distribution of the species is discussed based on literature records. |
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- Faulwetter S, Chatzigeorgiou G, Galil BS, Arvanitidis C. (2011). Eastern Mediterranean Syllidae from three locations in Crete and Israel., more
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