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Parapar, Julio; Martin, Daniel; Moreira, Juan. (2020). On the diversity of Terebellides (Annelida, Trichobranchidae) in West Africa, seven new species and the redescription of T. africana Augener, 1918 stat. prom. Zootaxa. 4771(1): 1-61.
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Parapar, Julio; Martin, Daniel; Moreira, Juan
2020
On the diversity of <em>Terebellides</em> (Annelida, Trichobranchidae) in West Africa, seven new species and the redescription of <em>T. africana</em> Augener, 1918 stat. prom.
Zootaxa
4771(1): 1-61
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World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb). Closed access
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The actual diversity of Terebellides (Annelida; Trichobranchidae) in the South East Atlantic Ocean remains largely unknown. Only two species have been reported to date, T. stroemii Sars, 1835 and T. jorgeni Hutchings, 2007. The revision of specimens collected during the Atlantide and Galathea oceanographic cruises in the Atlantic coast of Africa, along with new materials obtained during monitoring surveys off Gabon, Congo and Angola, has allowed us to describe seven new species: T. augeneri sp. nov., T. congolana sp. nov., T. fauveli sp. nov., T. kirkegaardi sp. nov., T. longiseta sp. nov., T. nkossa sp. nov. and T. ramili sp. nov. Moreover, the type material of Terebellides stroemii var. africana Augener, 1918 is redescribed and the variety raised to species. All taxa are morphologically characterised and compared with species described or reported in world seas, particularly from the Atlantic Ocean. The presence of T. stroemii in Africa and the validity of the thoracic uncini as taxonomic character is discussed and a key to all species of Terebellides described from the South Atlantic Ocean is provided.
author email: julio.parapar@udc.es
Africa
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Holotype MNCN 16.01/18579, geounit Angola, identified as Terebellides augeneri Parapar, Martin & Moreira, 2020
Holotype MNCN 16.01/18582, geounit Congo, identified as Terebellides congolanus Parapar, Martin & Moreira, 2020
Holotype MNCN MNCN16.01/18594, geounit Equatorial Guinea, identified as Terebellides nkossa Parapar, Martin & Moreira, 2020
Holotype NHMD NHMD-231439, geounit Cameroon, identified as Terebellides kirkegaardi Parapar, Martin & Moreira, 2020
Holotype NHMD NHMD-231459, geounit Equatorial Guinea, identified as Terebellides longisetus Parapar, Martin & Moreira, 2020
Holotype NHMD NHMD-636920, geounit Ivory Coast, identified as Terebellides fauveli Parapar, Martin & Moreira, 2020
 Etymology

named after taxonomist Hermann Augener (1872–1938) [details]

 Etymology

authors: "The name of the species refers to the type location, the Republic of Congo" [details]

 Etymology

Terebellides fauveli is named after Pierre Fauvel (1866–1958), French Polychaeta taxonomist [details]

 Etymology

Terebellides kirkegaardi is named after "Danish researcher Jørgen Bagger Kirkegaard (1920−2006), who ... [details]

 Etymology

authors: Terebellides longiseta [sic for longisetus] "refers to the very long and numerous chaetae present in ... [details]

 Etymology

Terebellides nkossa "is named after the N’Kossa gas field located off Congo, where most specimens were ... [details]

 Etymology

Terebellides ramili is named after Dr. Francisco Ramil (Universidade de Vigo, Spain), a taxonomist of cnidarians. [details]

 Lectotype

See note under Terebellides stroemi africana about possible designation of a lectotype [details]

 Lectotype

Parapar et al (2020) mention two syntypes (ZMH V1709, ZMH V1712), then use ZMH V1709 labelled as a lectotype. There ... [details]

 New combination

Not strictly a new combination but a rank upgrade to species from subspecies. The authors term this result a status ... [details]

 Spelling

Corrected to Terebellides congolanus. Terebellides is a masculine genus, therefore a geographic adjectival name ... [details]

 Spelling

Corrected to Terebellides longisetus. Terebellides is a masculine genus, therefore, although seta is a feminine ... [details]

 Type locality

off Northern Angola, -7.0543, 12.3642 (7°03.2562’S 12°21.8513’E) 73 m [details]

 Type locality

off Congo, 47-167 m, no geolocation data for holotype, geolocation for paratype is off Pointe Noire, -4.9852, ... [details]

 Type locality

off Ivory Coast, 4.6333, -6.3 (4º38’N 6º18’W) 80-90 m [details]

 Type locality

Galathea station 61, "Bota at Victoria" (fide Kirkegaard, 1959). Parapar et al (2020) do not give a geolocation but ... [details]

 Type locality

off Equatorial Guinea, 2.15 N, 9.45 E (2º09’N 9º27’E), 260– 650 m [details]

 Type locality

Type locality is stated as off Gabon, but in fact the holotype geolocation is further North, off Equatorial Guinea, ... [details]

 Type locality

offshore near (South of ) Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo, -5.2714, 11.5595 (5°16.285’S 11°33.568’E), 190 m [details]