Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist Author Faulwetter, Sarah Author Simboura, Nomiki Author Katsiaras, Nikolaos Author Chatzigeorgiou, Giorgos Author Arvanitidis, Christos text 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--20997 Prosphaerosyllis brevicirra ( Hartmann-Schroeder , 1960) Sphaerosyllis brevicirra Hartmann-Schroeder , 1960 Notes Questionable status. Records of Sphaerosyllis brevicirra from the Western Mediterranean by Alos (1989) and from the Aegean Sea ( Simboura 1996 , Cinar 1999 ) belong to an undescribed Prosphaerosyllis species ( San Martin 2003 ). Faulwetter et al. (2011a) examined the holotype of Prosphaerosyllis brevicirra from the Red Sea and found that the species bears a conspicuous papilla on each dorsal cirrus. All descriptions and illustrations of Prosphaerosyllis brevicirra from the Mediterranean lack these papillae. In addition, these specimen descriptions differ from Prosphaerosyllis brevicirra by the absence of dorsal cirri on chaetiger 2 (reported as present by Alos (1989) but in fact absent ( San Martin 2003 ) and by thicker aciculae.