A further review of European Magelonidae (Annelida), including redescriptions of Magelona equilamellae and Magelona filiformis
Author
Mortimer, Kate
Author
Mills, Kimberley
Author
Jordana, Esther
Author
Pinedo, Susana
Author
Gil, João
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-04-23
4767
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journal article
22645
10.11646/zootaxa.4767.1.4
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1175-5334
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Key to adult
Magelonidae
species in European waters
(adapted from
Mortimer
et al.
2011
and
Fiege
et al.
2000
)
1. Specimens with eight thoracic chaetigers........................................
Octomagelona bizkaiensis
(
Fig. 12
)
- Specimens with nine thoracic chaetigers............................................................2 (
Fig. 11
)
2. Chaetiger 9 carrying specialised chaetae with mucronate tips................................................... 3
- Chaetiger 9 without specialised chaetae.................................................................... 4
3. Lateral pouches present between chaetigers 10 and 11. Notopodial postchaetal lamellae of chaetigers 1–8 with crenulate upper margins; superior dorsal lobes present on chaetigers (3) 4–8....................................
Magelona johnstoni
- Lateral pouches not occurring until extreme posterior region. Thoracic notopodial postchaetal lamellae with smooth upper margins; no superior dorsal lobes on thoracic chaetigers........................................
Magelona mirabilis
4. Abdominal hooks bidentate, small, slender species........................................................... 5
- Abdominal hooks tridentate............................................................................. 6
5. Prostomium without prostomial horns, superior dorsal lobes absent.................................
Magelona minuta
- Prostomial horns, superior dorsal lobes present on thoracic chaetigers...........
Magelona
sp. Mud Volcano, Gulf of Cádiz
6. Prostomium with clearly distinct frontal horns.............................................................. 7
- Prostomium without frontal horns, or with a squared anterior margin (“rudimentary horns”).......................... 8
7. Prostomium wider than long, anterior margin crenulate. Thoracic superior dorsal lobes foliaceous........
Magelona wilsoni
- Prostomium longer than wide, anterior margin smooth. Thoracic superior dorsal lobes slender.........
Magelona lusitanica
8. Slender species; prostomium longer than wide, superior dorsal lobes present on chaetigers 1–8. Thoracic transverse bands just behind parapodia present................................................................
Magelona filiformis
- Stout species; prostomium width equal to/or slight larger than length. No thoracic superior dorsal lobes. Thoracic pigment band between chaetigers 5–9 (N.B. fades in preserved specimens). Sediment covered paper-like tube may be present........... 9
9. Abdominal notopodial lateral lamellae much larger than neuropodial. Neuropodial lamellae of posterior thorax ventral beneath chaetal bundle............................................................................
Magelona alleni
- Abdominal lateral lamellae of roughly equal size in both rami. Neuropodial lamellae of posterior thorax in a distinctly postchaetal position.....................................................................
Magelona equilamellae