Revision of the French Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia), with descriptions of eight new species

Nicolas Lavesque*, Pat Hutchings, Guillemine Daffe, Mario H. Londoño-Mesa

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    Abstract

    Polycirridae from French waters are revised based on material available in French marine stations and newly collected specimens. This work is the third part of the Spaghetti Project aiming to revise French species of "Spaghetti" terebellid worms. It describes eight new species using both morphological (for all species) and molecular (for some species) tools: Amaeana gremarei n. sp., Polycirrus catalanensis n. sp., P. glasbyi n. sp., P. gujanensis n. sp., P. idex n. sp., P. nogueirai n. sp., P. pennarbedae n. sp. and P. readi n. sp., in addition to a previously described species. An identification key for European species of Polycirridae is also provided.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)151-186
    Number of pages36
    JournalZootaxa
    Volume4869
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Nov 2020

    Keywords

    • Spaghetti Project
    • new species
    • molecular
    • morphology
    • taxonomy
    • systematics

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