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- Title
Sphaerosyllis levantina sp. n. (Annelida) from the eastern Mediterranean, with notes on character variation in Sphaerosyllis hystrix Claparède, 1863.
- Authors
Faulwetter, Sarah; Chatzigeorgiou, Georgios; Galil, Bella S.; Nicolaidou, Artemis; Arvanitidis, Christos
- Abstract
Examination of polychaete specimens from Haifa Bay (Israel, eastern Mediterranean Sea) revealed several individuals exhibiting morphological characteristics similar to Sphaerosyllis hystrix Claparede, 1863. A detailed morphometrical analysis of the Israeli specimens in comparison to specimens of S. hystrix and S. boeroi Musco, Cinar & Giangrande, 2005 supported the description of the former as a new species, S. levantina sp. n. Individuals of S. hystrix formed a very heterogeneous group with strong character variations in the analysis and the presumed cosmopolitan distribution of the species is discussed based on literature records.
- Subjects
ZEBULON Valley (Israel); ISRAEL; POLYCHAETA; SYLLIDAE; TAXONOMY
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2011, Vol 150, p327
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.150.1877