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Giere, O.; Erséus, C. (1998). A systematic account of the Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta), with description of new taxa. Zoologica Scripta. 27(4): 345-360.
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10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00466.x [view]
Giere, O.; Erséus, C.
1998
A systematic account of the Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta), with description of new taxa
Zoologica Scripta
27(4): 345-360
Publication
Kristian Fauchald's Polychaeta DB
Questidae is a poorly known polychaete family with many unusual characters, particularly with regard to its reproductive organs. Its taxonomic position remains uncertain, which can be partly referred to the limited material described to date. New material, mostly from shallow sublittoral sediments, shows that questids have a circummundane distribution. Questa Hartman, 1966 is revised to include Novaquesta Hobson, 1970 as a junior synonym. Eight species of questids are assigned to Questa, four of them are new to science: Questa bicirrata sp. n., Q. paucibranchiata sp. n., Q. mediterranea sp. n., and Q. riseri sp. n. Character patterns of the questid polychaetes described so far are cladistically analysed. The limitation of informative characters causes ambiguity in the most parsimonious reconstruction of the phylogeny of the family, and therefore, the Questidae is proposed to be classified as comprising only one genus.
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Novaquesta Hobson, 1970 accepted as Questa Hartman, 1966 (source of synonymy)
Novaquesta trifurcata Hobson, 1970 accepted as Questa trifurcata (Hobson, 1970) (source of synonymy)
Questa Hartman, 1966 (additional source)
Questa bicirrata Giere & Erséus, 1998 (original description)
Questa caudicirra Hartman, 1966 (additional source)
Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 (additional source)
Questa media Westheide, 1981 (additional source)
Questa mediterranea Giere & Erséus, 1998 (original description)
Questa paucibranchiata Giere & Erséus, 1998 (original description)
Questa riseri Giere & Erséus, 1998 (original description)
Questa trifurcata (Hobson, 1970) (new combination reference)
Questidae Hartman, 1966 accepted as Questinae Hartman, 1966 (redescription)
Nontype Private, geounit Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984
Holotype ZMH P-23395, geounit Ponza, identified as Questa mediterranea Giere & Erséus, 1998
Nontype ZMH P-23396 to P-23398, geounit Great Barrier Reef, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984
Nontype ZMH P-23405, P-23406, P-23423, P-23424, geounit Maine, identified as Questa trifurcata (Hobson, 1970)
Nontype ZMH P-23407, geounit New Jersey Shelf, identified as Questa trifurcata (Hobson, 1970)
Paratype ZMH P-23410, geounit Ponza, identified as Questa mediterranea Giere & Erséus, 1998
Paratype ZMH P-23411, geounit Ponza, identified as Questa mediterranea Giere & Erséus, 1998
Holotype ZMH P-23412, geounit Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Questa paucibranchiata Giere & Erséus, 1998
Paratype ZMH P-23413, geounit Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Questa paucibranchiata Giere & Erséus, 1998
Holotype ZMH P-23414, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Questa bicirrata Giere & Erséus, 1998
Nontype ZMH P-23415 to P-23419, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Questa bicirrata Giere & Erséus, 1998
Paratype ZMH P-23420, P-23422, P-23427 to P-23430, P-23438, P-23439, geounit Bermuda Islands, identified as Questa riseri Giere & Erséus, 1998
Holotype ZMH P-23421, geounit Bermuda Islands, identified as Questa riseri Giere & Erséus, 1998
Paratype ZMH P-23432, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Questa bicirrata Giere & Erséus, 1998
Paratype ZMH P-23433, geounit Ponza, identified as Questa mediterranea Giere & Erséus, 1998
Paratype ZMH P-23436, geounit Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Questa paucibranchiata Giere & Erséus, 1998
Paratype ZMH P-23437, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Questa bicirrata Giere & Erséus, 1998
Nontype ZMH P-33399 to P-23404, geounit Great Barrier Reef, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984
 Additional information

The species was first cited in the Mediterranean Sea by Somaschini & Gravina (1993) as Questa caudicirra Hartman, ... [details]

 Alien species

The species was reported from the Mediterranean Sea by Somaschini & Gravina (1993). However, this record was based ... [details]

 Depth range

Eulittoral to shallow sublittoral. [details]

 Depth range

Eulittoral and sublittoral to 31 m depth. [details]

 Depth range

Shallow sublittoral. [details]

 Depth range

Shallow sublittoral.  [details]

 Depth range

6-10 m. [details]

 Depth range

Low eulittoral to sublittoral, to 200 m depth. [details]

 Distribution

Known from the type locality (Philippines).  [details]

 Distribution

West coast of North America (California, British Columbia). Also recorded from the Gulf of Mexico (Florida). The ... [details]

 Distribution

Australia: Great Barrier Reef (Queensland), Houtman Abrolhos Islands (Western Australia), and Lord Howe Island. New ... [details]

 Distribution

Galápagos Islands (Santa Cruz), Pacific Ocean. [details]

 Distribution

Known from the islands of Ponza and Zannone, at the Pontine Islands Archipelago (Tyrrhenian coast of Italy). [details]

 Distribution

Known from the type locality (Belize).  [details]

 Distribution

Known from Bermuda Islands. [details]

 Distribution

Known from the east coast of North America (Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey) and Gulf of Mexico.  [details]

 Editor's comment

The geographic coordinates of the type locality provided in the original description (Giere & Erséus, 1998) seem ... [details]

 Editor's comment

The geographic coordinates of the type locality provided in the original description (Giere & Erséus, 1998) seem ... [details]

 Editor's comment

The geographic coordinates of the type locality provided in the original description (Giere & Erséus, 1998) seem ... [details]

 Editor's comment

The geographic coordinates of the type locality provided in the original description (Giere & Erséus, 1998) seem ... [details]

 Editor's comment

The geographic coordinates of the type locality given in the original description were corrected in order to plot ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the presence of only two caudal cirri.  [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the first finding of questid specimens in the Mediterranean Sea.  [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the low number of dorsal branchiae.  [details]

 Etymology

Species named in honour of Dr. Nathan W. Riser (1920-2006), Professor Emeritus at the Notheastern University, ... [details]

 Habitat

Eulittoral to shallow sublittoral, between beach and coral reef, in the upper 3 µm of coralline fine sand, partly ... [details]

 Habitat

Intertidal and subtidal fine to coarse sandy sediments, sometimes organically enriched, to at least 31 m depth.  [details]

 Habitat

Shallow sublittoral, coarse shelly sand. [details]

 Habitat

In coarse sand and in seagrass beds (Posidonia oceanica), in the fine sand rich in debris trapped among rhizomes, ... [details]

 Habitat

Shallow sublittotal between beach and coral reef, in coralline fine sand, rich in organic debris. [details]

 Habitat

Sublittoral coralline sand, to 10 m depth. [details]

 Habitat

Low eulittoral to sublittoral, little sorted, ofetn coarse sand, frequently with flocculent debris, to 200 m depth. [details]

 Type locality

Island of Mactan, Philippines (marine).  [details]

 Type locality

Isola di Ponza, Cala Feola, Tyrrhenian Sea, west coast of Italy (marine). [details]

 Type locality

Carrie Bow Bay, Belize (marine). [details]

 Type locality

North Rock, Bermuda Islands (marine).  [details]

 Type material

Holotype ZMH P-23414 is one male specimen. Paratypes ZMH P-23437 are one male and one female, and paratype ZMH ... [details]

 Type material

Part of the type material (holotype ZMH P-23414 and paratype ZMH P-23437) is whole-mounted in Bergamot Oil after ... [details]

 Type material

Type material (holotype ZMH P-16427 and paratype ZMH P-16428) stated to be in poor condition. Both types are ... [details]

 Type material

Holotype ZMH P-23395 and paratypes ZMH P-23410 and P-23411 whole-mounted in Canada balsam after Paracarmine ... [details]

 Type material

Holotype ZMH P-23395 is one male. Paratypes ZMH P-23410 and ZMH P-23411 are two females. Paratype ZMH P-23433 is ... [details]

 Type material

Holotype ZMH P-23412 is one male specimen. Paratypes ZMH P-23413 are two males, and paratypes ZMH P-23436 are two ... [details]

 Type material

Type material (holotype ZMH P-23412 and paratypes ZMH P-23413 and P-23436) is whole-mounted in Canada balsam after ... [details]

 Type material

Holotype ZMH P-23412 is one male specimen. Paratypes ZMH P-23420, P-23422, P-23427 to P-23430, P-23438, P-23439 are ... [details]

 Type material

Type material (holotype ZMH P-23421 and paratypes ZMH P-23420, P-23422, P-23427 to P-23430, P-23438, P-23439) is ... [details]