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Taxonomy of some species of the genus Syllis (Annelida: Syllidae: Syllinae) from the Red Sea found among the first colonizers of an artificial substrate.
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Marine Biology Research . Oct2018, Vol. 14 Issue 8, p790-805. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- During a study on the Syllidae (Annelida) inhabiting artificial panels in the Red Sea, five species have appeared as the first colonizers in the first sampling carried out after three months: Syllis crassicirrata (Treadwell, 1925); Syllis gerlachi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis picta (Kinberg, 1866); Syllis schulzi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); and Syllis warrnamboolensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1987). Syllis gerlachi and S. schulzi, already known from the Red Sea, are re-described on the basis of the collected material and type-specimens. The other three species, S. picta, S. warrnamboolensis and S. crassicirrata, recently re-described from Australia, are new for the Red Sea. The most abundant species, S. crassicirrata, shows an interesting variation of colour pattern, which may indicate the presence of a complex of pseudo-cryptic species. A molecular phylogeny was also performed in order to investigate the evolutionary relationships of the Red-Sea species within the genus Syllis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ANNELIDA classification
*COLONIES (Biology)
*PHYLOGENY
*FOULING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17451000
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Marine Biology Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 133506779
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2018.1531133