Sabellariids (Annelida: Sedentaria: Sabellariidae) from shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, including three new species Author Chávez-López, Yessica text Zootaxa 2021 2021-10-06 5048 2 191 214 journal article 4125 10.11646/zootaxa.5048.2.3 78efc8a8-333c-4847-aad9-d9f7943b8da8 1175-5326 5551975 CBD94592-5647-4F52-A8CF-4990DE8574D8 Key to species of Sabellaria Lamarck, 1818 1. Middle rows of paleae of two shapes...................................................................... 2 – Middle rows of paleae of one shape...................................................................... 4 2. Longer middle paleae with a limbation in upper surface.............. S. fosterae Kirtley, 1994 . La Parguera, Puerto Rico . – Longer middle paleae without limbation in upper surface..................................................... 3 3. Shorter middle paleae with round tip; inner paleae with marginal spines half as long as the distal middle spine....................................................................... S. floridensis Hartman, 1944 . Lemon Bay , Florida . – Shorter middle paleae with sharp tip; inner paleae with marginal spines 1/3 – ¼ as long as the distal middle spine.................................................. S. bella Grube, 1870 . Desterro (now Florianópolis, Santa Catarina ), Brazil . 4. Middle paleae shorter than outer paleae................................................................... 5 – Middle paleae longer than outer paleae.................................................................... 6 5. Middle paleae strongly geniculate; inner paleae with smooth tips............... S. vulgaris Verrill, 1873 . Massachusetts . – Middle paleae oblong; inner paleae with distal spines.................... S. bellis Hansen, 1882 . Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . 6. Outer paleae with penicillate medial spike.................................................................. 7 – Outer paleae with denticulate medial spike................................................................. 8 7. Medial spike ¼ to 1/6 of the total length of the outer paleae; middle paleae with a convex angle of 140° to 150°................................................................................ S. wilsoni Lana & Gruet, 1889 . Brazil . – Medial spike ½ of the total length of the outer paleae; middle paleae with a convex angle of 125° to 140°................................................................................... S. salazari n. sp. Quintana Roo , Mexico . 8. Middle and inner paleae with spines at the tip................................................. S. guamare Santos, Brasil & Christoffersen, 2014 . Guamaré, Rio Grande do Norte State , Brazil . – Middle and inner paleae with smooth tips.................................................................................................. S. corallinea Santos, Riul, Brasil & Christoffersen, 2011 . João Pessoa, Paraíba , Brazil .