An account of the taxonomy and distribution of Syllidae (Annelida, Polychaetes) in the eastern Mediterranean, with notes on the genus Prosphaerosyllis San Martin, 1984 in the Mediterranean Author Faulwetter, Sarah Author Chatzigeorgiou, Georgios Author Galil, Bella S. Author Arvanitidis, Christos text ZooKeys 2011 150 281 326 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.2146 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.2146 1313-2970-150-281 Parapionosyllis elegans (Pierantoni, 1903) Pionosyllis elegans Pierantoni, 1903: 236, pl. X, fig. 2: pl. XI, fig. 27. Parapionosyllis elegans : Fauvel 1923 : 291, figs 111 d-e ; San Martin 1984b : 194, figs 42-43; 2003: 285, fig. 156; Cinar 1999 : 127, fig. 4.40; Cinar et al. 2003 : 755. Material examined. Haifa Bay, Israel: ALA-IL-7 (11 ind.), ALA-IL-10 (45 ind.) [coll. 11.10.2009]. Type locality. Gulf of Naples (western Mediterranean Sea). Distribution. North-east Atlantic (Iberian Peninsula). Mediterranean Sea: WB, CB, AD, AS, LB. New record for the Israeli coast. Habitat. Until 30 m depth ( San Martin 1984b ), in medium to coarse sands.