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Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix.
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Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana
2005
Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features
Marine Ecology Progress Series
304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyD)
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The species diversity of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) on different coastlines within the Mediterranean Basin was analysed, including along the Salento Peninsula (Italy), which is thought to play a crucial role as a crossroads between different biogeographic areas. Analysis of biogeography, the assignment of species into 6 bioclimatic categories, a novel method to assess inter-matrix correlation significance and the correlation between species distribution, and some environmental variables provided relevant tools to investigate the influence of a suite of ecological and historical factors on syllid distribution. Data showed that Syllidae could be considered a useful taxon for biogeographic speculations, even though bioclimatic and environmental analyses appeared significantly more informative. The Salento Peninsula revealed an affinity with some eastern Mediterranean coastlines. Syllid distribution suggested the existence of an ‘Atlantism’ gradient, decreasing eastwards and possibly corresponding to a temperature gradient when bioclimatic categories were analysed. In contrast to previous results, the Eastern and Western Basins did not show great differences in species diversity. The observed differences could, in part, be due to an ‘author effect’, due to the differing taxonomic updating of the available faunistic lists. Syllidae were found to be effective faunistic and ecological indicators, able to characterize different areas inside the Mediterranean Sea; thus, the present results could be used to stimulate further research on different aspects of the family.
Mediterranean Sea in general
Biodiversity, Taxonomic and ecological diversity
Zoogeography, Biogeography (generalities), Geographic distribution
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Amblyosyllis lineata Grube, 1863 (basis of record)
Amblyosyllis madeirensis Langerhans, 1879 (additional source)
Anoplosyllis Claparède, 1868 (taxonomy source)
Anoplosyllis edentula Claparède, 1868 (basis of record)
Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900) (additional source)
Brania arminii (Langerhans, 1881) (additional source)
Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851) (additional source)
Dioplosyllis Gidholm, 1962 (additional source)
Dioplosyllis cirrosa Gidholm, 1962 (additional source)
Erinaceusyllis San Martín, 2003 (basis of record)
Erinaceusyllis belizensis (Russell, 1989) (basis of record)
Erinaceusyllis cryptica (Ben-Eliahu, 1977) (basis of record)
Erinaceusyllis erinaceus (Claparède, 1863) (additional source)
Erinaceusyllis serratosetosa (Hartmann-Schröder, 1982) (basis of record)
Eurysyllis tuberculata Ehlers, 1864 (additional source)
Eusyllis assimilis Marenzeller, 1875 (additional source)
Eusyllis blomstrandi Malmgren, 1867 (additional source)
Eusyllis kupfferi Langerhans, 1879 (basis of record)
Eusyllis lamelligera Marion & Bobretzky, 1875 (additional source)
Exogone (Exogone) lopezi San Martín, Ceberio & Aguirrezabalaga, 1996 (basis of record)
Exogone (Exogone) naidina Örsted, 1845 accepted as Exogone naidina Örsted, 1845 (additional source)
Exogone (Exogone) rostrata Naville, 1933 (additional source)
Exogone (Exogone) sorbei San Martín, Ceberio & Aguirrezabalaga, 1996 (basis of record)
Exogone (Exogone) torulosa (Claparède, 1864) (additional source)
Exogone (Exogone) verugera (Claparède, 1868) accepted as Exogone verugera (Claparède, 1868) (additional source)
Exogone (Parexogone) campoyi San Martín, Ceberio & Aguirrezabalaga, 1996 accepted as Parexogone campoyi (San Martín, Ceberio & Aguirrezabalaga, 1996) (basis of record)
Exogone (Parexogone) caribensis San Martín, 1991 accepted as Parexogone caribensis (San Martín, 1991) (basis of record)
Exogone (Parexogone) cognettii Castelli, Badalamenti & Lardici, 1987 represented as Parexogone cognettii (Castelli, Badalamenti & Lardicci, 1987) (additional source)
Exogone (Parexogone) convoluta Campoy, 1982 accepted as Parexogone convoluta (Campoy, 1982) (additional source)
Exogone (Parexogone) gambiae Lanera, Sordino & San Martín, 1994 (additional source)
Exogone (Parexogone) hebes (Webster & Benedict, 1884) accepted as Parexogone hebes (Webster & Benedict, 1884) (additional source)
Exogone (Parexogone) wolfi San Martín, 1991 accepted as Parexogone wolfi (San Martín, 1991) (basis of record)
Exogone (Sylline) brevipes (Claparède, 1864) (additional source)
Exogone mediterranea San Martín, 1984 accepted as Parexogone meridionalis (Cognetti, 1955) (basis of record)
Haplosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (additional source)
Haplosyllis chamaeleon Laubier, 1960 (additional source)
Inermosyllis San Martín, 2003 (basis of record)
Inermosyllis balearica (San Martín, 1982) (basis of record)
Irmula Ehlers, 1913 (basis of record)
Irmula spissipes Ehlers, 1913 (basis of record)
Levidorum pori (Ben-Eliahu, 1977) (basis of record)
Miscellania dentata Martin, Alós & Sardá, 1990 (additional source)
Myrianida dentalia (Imajima, 1966) (additional source)
Myrianida edwarsi (Saint Joseph, 1887) (additional source)
Myrianida fasciata Milne Edwards, 1845 accepted as Myrianida pinnigera (Montagu, 1808) (basis of record)
Neopetitia San Martín, 2003 (basis of record)
Neopetitia amphophthalma (Siewing, 1956) (basis of record)
Nudisyllis divaricata (Keferstein, 1862) (additional source)
Nudisyllis pulligera (Krohn, 1852) (additional source)
Odontosyllis ctenostoma Claparède, 1868 (additional source)
Odontosyllis dugesiana Claparède, 1864 (additional source)
Odontosyllis fulgurans (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) (additional source)
Odontosyllis gibba Claparède, 1863 (additional source)
Opisthodonta morena Langerhans, 1879 (additional source)
Opisthosyllis brunnea Langerhans, 1879 (additional source)
Palposyllis prosostoma Hartmann-Schröder, 1977 (additional source)
Paraehlersia San Martín, 2003 (basis of record)
Paraehlersia ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881) (basis of record)
Parapionosyllis brevicirra Day, 1954 (additional source)
Parapionosyllis cabezali Parapar, San Martín & Moreira, 2000 (basis of record)
Parapionosyllis elegans (Pierantoni, 1903) (additional source)
Parapionosyllis gestans (Pierantoni, 1903) (additional source)
Parapionosyllis labronica Cognetti, 1965 (additional source)
Parapionosyllis minuta (Pierantoni, 1903) (additional source)
Parapionosyllis papillosa (Pierantoni, 1903) (additional source)
Pionosyllis anophthalma Capaccioni & San Martín, 1990 accepted as Perkinsyllis anophthalma (Capaccioni & San Martín, 1990) (additional source)
Pionosyllis dionisi Núñez & San Martín, 1991 accepted as Paraehlersia dionisi (Núñez & San Martín, 1991) (additional source)
Pionosyllis lamelligera Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Synmerosyllis lamelligera (Saint-Joseph, 1887) (additional source)
Pionosyllis longocirrata Saint-Joseph, 1887 accepted as Opisthodonta longocirrata (Saint-Joseph, 1887) (additional source)
Pionosyllis serratisetosa López, San Martín & Jiménez, 1997 accepted as Opisthodonta serratisetosa (López, San Martín & Jiménez, 1997) (additional source)
Plakosyllis brevipes Hartmann-Schröder, 1956 (additional source)
Procerastea nematodes Langerhans, 1884 (additional source)
Prosphaerosyllis San Martín, 1984 (additional source)
Prosphaerosyllis adelae (San Martín, 1984) (basis of record)
Prosphaerosyllis brandhorsti (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965) (new combination reference)
Prosphaerosyllis brevicirra (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) (basis of record)
Prosphaerosyllis campoyi (San Martín, Acero, Contonente & Gómez, 1982) (basis of record)
Prosphaerosyllis longipapillata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979) (basis of record)
Prosphaerosyllis tetralix (Eliason, 1920) (basis of record)
Prosphaerosyllis xarifae (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) (basis of record)
Salvatoria McIntosh, 1885 (taxonomy source)
Salvatoria alvaradoi (San Martín, 1984) (basis of record)
Salvatoria balani (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) (basis of record)
Salvatoria celiae (Parapar & San Martín, 1992) (basis of record)
Salvatoria clavata (Claparède, 1863) (basis of record)
Salvatoria dolichopoda (Marenzeller, 1874) accepted as Salvatoria clavata (Claparède, 1863) (basis of record)
Salvatoria euritmica (Sardá, 1984) (basis of record)
Salvatoria limbata (Claparède, 1868) (basis of record)
Salvatoria neapolitana (Goodrich, 1930) (taxonomy source)
Salvatoria swedmarki (Gidholm, 1962) (basis of record)
Salvatoria tenuicirrata (Claparède, 1864) (basis of record)
Salvatoria vieitezi (San Martín, 1984) (basis of record)
Salvatoria yraidae (San Martín, 1984) (basis of record)
Sphaerosyllis austriaca Banse, 1959 (additional source)
Sphaerosyllis boeroi Musco, Çinar & Giangrande, 2005 (basis of record)
Sphaerosyllis bulbosa Southern, 1914 (additional source)
Sphaerosyllis giandoi Somaschini & San Martín, 1994 accepted as Prosphaerosyllis giandoi (Somaschini & San Martín, 1994) (additional source)
Sphaerosyllis glandulata Perkins, 1981 (additional source)
Sphaerosyllis gravinae Somaschini & San Martín, 1994 (additional source)
Sphaerosyllis hystrix Claparède, 1863 (additional source)
Adriatic Sea for Amblyosyllis madeirensis Langerhans, 1879 
Adriatic Sea for Autolytus benazzii Cognetti, 1953 
Adriatic Sea for Autolytus brachycephalus (Marenzeller, 1874) 
Adriatic Sea for Autolytus convolutus Cognetti, 1953 
Adriatic Sea for Autolytus edwardsii Saint Joseph, 1887 
Adriatic Sea for Autolytus prolifer (O. F. Müller, 1788) 
Adriatic Sea for Autolytus quindecimdentatus Langerhans, 1884 
Adriatic Sea for Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900) 
Adriatic Sea for Brania arminii (Langerhans, 1881) 
Adriatic Sea for Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851) 
Adriatic Sea for Erinaceusyllis cryptica (Ben-Eliahu, 1977) 
Adriatic Sea for Eurysyllis tuberculata Ehlers, 1864 
Adriatic Sea for Eusyllis assimilis Marenzeller, 1875 
Adriatic Sea for Eusyllis blomstrandi Malmgren, 1867 
Adriatic Sea for Eusyllis lamelligera Marion & Bobretzky, 1875 
Adriatic Sea for Exogone (Exogone) dispar (Webster, 1879) 
Adriatic Sea for Exogone (Exogone) naidina Örsted, 1845 
Adriatic Sea for Exogone (Exogone) rostrata Naville, 1933 
Adriatic Sea for Exogone (Exogone) verugera (Claparède, 1868) 
Adriatic Sea for Exogone (Parexogone) gambiae Lanera, Sordino & San Martín, 1994 
Adriatic Sea for Exogone mediterranea San Martín, 1984 
Adriatic Sea for Haplosyllis spongicola (Grube, 1855) 
Adriatic Sea for Odontosyllis ctenostoma Claparède, 1868 
Adriatic Sea for Odontosyllis fulgurans (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) 
Adriatic Sea for Odontosyllis gibba Claparède, 1863 
Adriatic Sea for Paraehlersia ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881) 
Adriatic Sea for Parapionosyllis brevicirra Day, 1954 
Adriatic Sea for Parapionosyllis elegans (Pierantoni, 1903) 
Adriatic Sea for Parapionosyllis minuta (Pierantoni, 1903) 
Adriatic Sea for Pionosyllis lamelligera Saint Joseph, 1887 
Adriatic Sea for Pionosyllis longocirrata Saint-Joseph, 1887 
Adriatic Sea for Pionosyllis serratisetosa López, San Martín & Jiménez, 1997 
Adriatic Sea for Proceraea aurantiaca Claparède, 1868 
Adriatic Sea for Procerastea halleziana Malaquin, 1893 
Adriatic Sea for Prosphaerosyllis tetralix (Eliason, 1920) 
Adriatic Sea for Prosphaerosyllis xarifae (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) 
Adriatic Sea for Salvatoria clavata (Claparède, 1863) 
Adriatic Sea for Salvatoria limbata (Claparède, 1868) 
Adriatic Sea for Salvatoria vieitezi (San Martín, 1984) 
Adriatic Sea for Salvatoria yraidae (San Martín, 1984) 
Adriatic Sea for Sphaerosyllis austriaca Banse, 1959 
Adriatic Sea for Sphaerosyllis bulbosa Southern, 1914 
Adriatic Sea for Sphaerosyllis glandulata Perkins, 1981 
Adriatic Sea for Sphaerosyllis gravinae Somaschini & San Martín, 1994 
Adriatic Sea for Sphaerosyllis hystrix Claparède, 1863 
Adriatic Sea for Sphaerosyllis pirifera Claparède, 1868 
Adriatic Sea for Sphaerosyllis taylori Perkins, 1981 
Adriatic Sea for Sphaerosyllis thomasi San Martín, 1984 
Adriatic Sea for Syllides bansei Perkins, 1981 
Adriatic Sea for Syllides fulvus (Marion & Bobretzky, 1875) 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis alosae San Martín, 1992  (doubtful)
Adriatic Sea for Syllis amica Quatrefages, 1866 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis beneliahuae (Campoy, 1982) 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis columbretensis (Campoy, 1982) 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis compacta Gravier, 1900 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis cruzi Núñez & San Martín, 1991 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis ferrani Alós & San Martín, 1987 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis garciai (Campoy, 1982) 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis gerlachi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis gerundensis (Alós & Campoy, 1981) 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis gracilis Grube, 1840 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis jorgei San Martín & López, 2000 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis krohni Ehlers, 1864 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis nigricirris Grube, 1863 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis pontxioi San Martín & López, 2000 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis pulvinata (Langerhans, 1881) 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis rosea (Langerhans, 1879) 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis variegata Grube, 1860 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis vivipara Krohn, 1869 
Adriatic Sea for Syllis westheidei San Martín, 1984 
Adriatic Sea for Trypanosyllis aeolis Langerhans, 1879 
Adriatic Sea for Trypanosyllis coeliaca Claparède, 1868 
Adriatic Sea for Trypanosyllis zebra (Grube, 1860) 
Adriatic Sea for Xenosyllis scabra (Ehlers, 1864) 
Cyprus for Amblyosyllis formosa (Claparède, 1863) 
Cyprus for Anoplosyllis edentula Claparède, 1868 
Cyprus for Autolytus benazzii Cognetti, 1953 
Cyprus for Autolytus brachycephalus (Marenzeller, 1874) 
Cyprus for Autolytus convolutus Cognetti, 1953 
Cyprus for Autolytus dentalius Imajima, 1966 
Cyprus for Autolytus edwardsii Saint Joseph, 1887 
Cyprus for Autolytus prolifer (O. F. Müller, 1788) 
Cyprus for Autolytus quindecimdentatus Langerhans, 1884 
Cyprus for Autolytus sardai Martin & Alós, 1987 
Cyprus for Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900) 
Cyprus for Brania arminii (Langerhans, 1881) 
Cyprus for Dioplosyllis cirrosa Gidholm, 1962 
Cyprus for Erinaceusyllis cryptica (Ben-Eliahu, 1977) 
Cyprus for Eurysyllis tuberculata Ehlers, 1864 
Cyprus for Eusyllis assimilis Marenzeller, 1875 
Cyprus for Eusyllis blomstrandi Malmgren, 1867 
Cyprus for Eusyllis kupfferi Langerhans, 1879 
Cyprus for Eusyllis lamelligera Marion & Bobretzky, 1875 
Cyprus for Exogone (Exogone) dispar (Webster, 1879) 
Cyprus for Exogone (Exogone) naidina Örsted, 1845 
Cyprus for Exogone (Exogone) rostrata Naville, 1933 
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