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Molina-Acevedo, Isabel C.; Idris, Izwandy. (2020). Reinstatement of species belonging Marphysa sanguinea complex (Annelida: Eunicidae) and description of new species from the mid-Pacific Ocean and the Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa. 4816(1): 1-48.
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10.11646/zootaxa.4816.1.1 [view]
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0475E09C-792F-4F55-9F1F-C85B8A6E44AD [view]
Molina-Acevedo, Isabel C.; Idris, Izwandy
2020
Reinstatement of species belonging <em>Marphysa</em> <em>sanguinea</em> complex (Annelida: Eunicidae) and description of new species from the mid-Pacific Ocean and the Adriatic Sea
Zootaxa
4816(1): 1-48
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World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb). Open access at Zootaxa
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Marphysa sanguinea Montagu, 1813, the type species of genus Marphysa, was described with few characteristics and subsequently reported in tropical and temperate waters as a cosmopolitan species. Recent comparative studies have shown that M. sanguinea has a limited distribution to the Northeast Atlantic. As a result, species from the tropical and subtropical zones are now being redescribed as new species. However, this issue is not completely resolved because of the taxonomic status of seven nominal species, considered as junior synonymies of M. sanguinea. Herein, we examined the type and additional materials from five species in synonymy M. sanguinea and performed a compared analysis with the neotype of M. sanguinea. Additionally, we reviewed specimens from two localities in the mid-Pacific Ocean and the Adriatic Sea, where M. sanguinea was previously reported. As a result of this study, three species were reinstated (M. californica Moore, 1909, M. leidii de Quatrefages, 1866, and M. parishii Baird, 1869) and two subspecies, are now raised to species level (M. americana n. status and M. brevibranchiata n. status). In addition, two new species from Hawaii and Croatia are described: M. baileybrockae n. sp. and M. birgeri n. sp., respectively. Morphological comparisons with most species currently assigned to the M. sanguinea complex are presented. This work provides more support for rejecting the hypothesis that M. sanguinea is a cosmopolitan species and we encourage the use of novel and traditional morphological characters to differentiate species within the complex.
Adriatic Sea
East Pacific
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Paratype ZMB 12273, geounit Adriatic Sea, identified as Marphysa birgeri Molina-Acevedo & Idris, 2020
Holotype ZMB F.2021, geounit Adriatic Sea, identified as Marphysa birgeri Molina-Acevedo & Idris, 2020
 Editor's comment

Molina-Acevedo and Idris (2020) do not report any further occurrences. The holotype is the only specimen known to ... [details]

 Etymology

Marphysa baileybrockae is named for polychaeta researcher Dr. Julie H. Bailey-Brock [details]

 Etymology

Marphysa birgeri is named for Dr. Birger Neuhaus, at the Museum für Naturkunder, Berlin. [details]

 Neotype

Validated by Molina-Acevedo & Idris (2020) out of synonymy with M. sanguinea, and a neotype designated from a ... [details]

 Taxonomy

Treadwell created this name as a variety of Marphysa acicularum Webster from the same location. Molina-Acevedo & ... [details]

 Taxonomy

Validated by Molina-Acevedo & Idris (2020), from the holotype. They correctly report that Baird did not give a ... [details]

 Taxonomy

Created as a variety, Marphysa sanguinea var. americana, and later considered to be a junior synonym of Marphysa ... [details]

 Type locality

Honolulu Reef, Oahu Island, Hawaii, United States, North Pacific Ocean, Albatross, no geolocation given although ... [details]

 Type locality

Trieste and Cres Island, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Collected by Grube, with no geolocation given, and not ... [details]