Terebellidae (Polychaeta: Terebellida) from the Grand Caribbean region 2320
Author
Londoño-Mesa, Mario H.
text
Zootaxa
2009
2009-12-22
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2320.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2320.1.1
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Streblosoma
Sars, 1872
Sars, 1872:410
.—
Hessle, 1917:210
, Text-Fig. 61.—
Hutchings & Glasby, 1986:110
;
1987:222
.—
Hartmann-Schröder, 1996:527–528
.
Synonyms:
Grymaea
Malmgren, 1866
(preocuped by a protozoa name);
Eugrymaea
Verrill, 1900
;
Pseudothelepus
Augener, 1918
.
Type
species:
Grymaea bairdi
Malmgren, 1866
, by original designation.
Diagnosis:
Zero to five, commonly three, pairs of branchiae; when present, they begin on segment 2; lateral lappets present or absent; ventral shields from segment 2; nephridial papillae on segments 2–5; 40 or less pairs of notopodia from segment 2; chaetae smooth-tipped, limbate; pairs of neuropodia from segment 5; uncini avicular with button-shaped subrostral process.
Remarks:
According to
Holthe (1986b)
, only two species described are valid for the Grand
Caribbean
region:
Streblosoma hartmanae
Kritzler, 1971
, from Florida, and
S. polybranchia
Verrill, 1900
, from
Bermuda
.
Hartman (1956
,
1959
) and
Holthe (1986b)
noticed that
S. verrilli
Treadwell, 1911
, from Florida, is a junior synonym of
Thelepus setosus
.
Nevertheless, based upon the
type
specimen, this species belongs to
Thelepus
, being redescribed as
Thelepus verrilli
(
Treadwell, 1911
)
comb. nov.
, (see below). A third species,
S. tenhovei
sp. nov.
, is also described.
The original generic description by
Sars (1872)
stated that the genus may or may not have eyespots, and that uncini were uniserial (MF:1). However, uncini may have more than one tooth present above the main fang.