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Brito, María del Carmen; Núñez, Jorge. (2002). A new genus and species of Questidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the central Macaronesian region and a cladistic analysis of the family. Sarsia. 87(4): 281-289.
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10.1080/00364820260400780 [view]
Brito, María del Carmen; Núñez, Jorge
2002
A new genus and species of Questidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the central Macaronesian region and a cladistic analysis of the family.
Sarsia
87(4): 281-289
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb). Pdf of publication available at the author's ResearchGate page: HERE
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A new genus and species of questid polychaetes has been collected from communities associated with Cymodocea nodosa seagrass beds in the Canary Islands by means of core sampling. Additional material was also collected from sandy patches in shallow water from the Selvagens Islands. Periquesta canariensis, a new genus and species, is distinct from all other known questids due to its smooth capillary chaetae and the presence of bidentate crotchets only in the neuropodia. The phylogenetic relationships within the Questidae species, cladistically treated from the analyses of morphological characters, supported the monophyly of the family. On the other hand, the genus Questa Hartman, 1966, which has eight previously known questid species, is maintained as a coherent taxon.
Canary Islands
Lusitanian region: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands to west Iberian Peninsula together
Lusitanian region: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands to west Iberian Peninsula together
Systematics, Taxonomy
Periquesta Brito & Núñez, 2002 accepted as Levinsenia Mesnil, 1897 (original description)
Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002 accepted as Levinsenia canariensis (Brito & Núñez, 2002) (original description)
Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002 accepted as Levinsenia canariensis (Brito & Núñez, 2002) (original description)
Nontype, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Holotype AN/000202, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Paratype AN/000203, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Paratype ZMH P-23285, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Paratype ZMH P-23286, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-23287, geounit Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-23288, geounit Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24776, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24777, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24778, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24786, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24787, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Holotype AN/000202, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Paratype AN/000203, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Paratype ZMH P-23285, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Paratype ZMH P-23286, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-23287, geounit Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-23288, geounit Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24776, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24777, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24778, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24786, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Nontype ZMH P-24787, geounit Canary Islands, identified as Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002
Distribution
Northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Canary Islands (Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, El Hierro) and Selvagens Islands. [details]
Etymology
Periquesta, meaning close to the genus Questa. [details]
Etymology
The specific epithet canariensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Canary Islands. [details]
Habitat
Shallow sublittoral fine sand and seagrass meadows. [details]
Type locality
Ensenada de los Abades, Tenerife, Canary Islands. [details]
