Redescriptions of Nereis oligohalina (Rioja, 1946) and N. garwoodi González-Escalante & Salazar-Vallejo, 2003 and description of N. confusa sp. n. (Annelida, Nereididae)
| Autor: | Sergio I. Salazar-Vallejo, Víctor Manuel Conde-Vela |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Polychaete
Species complex cryptic species biology Ecology Annelida Zoology Polychaeta AnnelidaAnimalia biology.organism_classification taxonomy estuarine nereidids Phyllodocida Animalia Animal Science and Zoology Taxonomy (biology) Amphiamerican Nereididae Bay Nereis Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Research Article |
| Zdroj: | ZooKeys 518: 15-49 ZooKeys |
| ISSN: | 1313-2970 1313-2989 |
| Popis: | Type material of several polychaete species described by Enrique Rioja from Mexican coasts are lost, and the current status of some species is doubtful. Nereis oligohalina (Rioja, 1946) was described from the Gulf of Mexico, but it has been considered a junior synonym of Nereis occidentalis Hartman, 1945, or regarded as a distinct species with an amphiamerican distribution. On the other hand, Nereis garwoodi González-Escalante & Salazar-Vallejo, 2003, described from Chetumal Bay, Caribbean coasts, could be confused with Nereis oligohalina. In order to clarify these uncertainties, Nereis oligohalina is redescribed based on specimens from the Mexican Gulf of Mexico, including a proposed neotype; further, Nereis garwoodi is redescribed including the selection of lectotype and paralectotypes, and Nereis confusa sp. n. is described with material from the Gulf of California. A key for the identification of similar species and some comments about speciation in nereidid polychaetes are also included. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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