WoRMS source details
Trovant, Berenice; Elías, Rodolfo; Diez, María E.; de León-González, Jesús A. (2012). New records of polychaetes (Annelida) for northern Ecuador. Marine Biodiversity Records. 5: e32 p1-5.
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10.1017/s1755267211001059 [view]
Trovant, Berenice; Elías, Rodolfo; Diez, María E.; de León-González, Jesús A.
2012
New records of polychaetes (Annelida) for northern Ecuador
Marine Biodiversity Records
5: e32 p1-5
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
Even though Ecuador is one of the twelve mega-diverse countries in the world, the polychaetes are still poorly known. Twelve polychaete species, namely Hemipodia pustatula (Glyceridae); Microphthalmus arenarius (Hesionidae); Scoletoma zonata (Lumbrineridae); Nereis riisei, Pseudonereis gallapagensis (Nereididae); Armandia salvadoriana, Euzonus mucronata (Opheliidae); Phyllodoce multiseriata (Phyllodocidae); Pisione longispinulata (Pisionidae); Malacoceros indicus, Scolelepis (Scolelepis) acuta (Spionidae) and Opisthosyllis arboricola (Syllidae) are newly reported in the intertidal sandy beaches of Bunche (0º39'01.98''N 80º03'55.01''W) and Cabo San Francisco (0º38'16.35''N 80º03'14.07''W), Esmeraldas Province (Ecuador). Furthermore, an amended diagnosis of Pisione longispinulata is presented.
East Tropical Pacific
Fauna and Flora, Faunistic inventories, Checklists, Catalogues
Systematics, Taxonomy
Systematics, Taxonomy
Opisthosyllis arboricola Hartmann-Schröder, 1959 (additional source)
Scoletoma zonata (Johnson, 1901) (additional source)
Scoletoma zonata (Johnson, 1901) (additional source)
Distribution
East Pacific Ocean: El Salvador (Estero Jaltepeque, Herradura); Ecuador (Bunche Beach and Cabo San Francisco). [details]