Diversity and Taxonomy of Ampharetidae (Polychaeta) from Icelandic Waters

Based on material collected during the BIOICE project off Iceland, the taxonomy and distribution of seventeen species (11 genera) of polychaetous annelids belonging to the family Ampharetidae (Annelida; Polychaeta) is reviewed. Eleven of these species were previously reported in the area or nearby a...

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Published in:Polish polar research 2014-07, Vol.35 (2), p.311-340
Main Authors: Parapar, Julio, Helgason, Gudmundur V., Jirkov, Igor, Moreira, Juan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ampharetidae
BIOICE
distribution
diversity
Icelandic waters
Polychaeta
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Summary:Based on material collected during the BIOICE project off Iceland, the taxonomy and distribution of seventeen species (11 genera) of polychaetous annelids belonging to the family Ampharetidae (Annelida; Polychaeta) is reviewed. Eleven of these species were previously reported in the area or nearby areas: , , , , , , , , , and . Five species, , , , and , either never or only once reported after original description, are redescribed or discussed. A potentially new species, sp., is described but not named because only one specimen is present. Several body characters of high taxonomic relevance in Ampha-retidae are reviewed using SEM. The distribution of each species off Iceland is provided.
ISSN:2081-8262
0138-0338
2081-8262
DOI:10.2478/popore-2014-0019