Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist
Author
Faulwetter, Sarah
Author
Simboura, Nomiki
Author
Katsiaras, Nikolaos
Author
Chatzigeorgiou, Giorgos
Author
Arvanitidis, Christos
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Biodiversity Data Journal
2017
5
20997
20997
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e20997
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e20997
1314-2828-5-20997
Sphaerosyllis hystrix
Claparede
, 1863
Notes
The name
Sphaerosyllis hystrix
has been applied to a number of specimens worldwide which likely belong to other species. Several specimens from Greece previously identified as
Sphaerosyllis hystrix
were assigned to
Sphaerosyllis boeroi
Musco,
Cinar
& Giangrande, 2005 after re-examination (
Faulwetter et al. 2011b
). It is likely that other specimens recorded under the name
Sphaerosyllis hystrix
from Greece actually belong to different species. Type locality: Mediterranean (Gulf of Naples).