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Delgado-Blas, Víctor Hugo. (2006). Partial revision of Scolelepis (Polychaeta : Spionidae) from the Grand Caribbean Region, with the description of two new species and a key to species recorded in the area. Contributions to Zoology. 75(1-2): 75-97.
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Delgado-Blas, Víctor Hugo
2006
Partial revision of <i>Scolelepis</i> (Polychaeta : Spionidae) from the Grand Caribbean Region, with the description of two new species and a key to species recorded in the area
Contributions to Zoology
75(1-2): 75-97
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyD)
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Five Scolelepis species from the Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic Ocean are reported and certain species previously synonymized with Scolelepis (S.) squamata are revised. Four species are reinstated: S. (S.) goodbodyi (Jones, 1962), S. (S.) minuta (Treadwell, 1939), S. (S.) acuta (Treadwell, 1914), and S. (S.) agilis (Verrill, 1873); and two are described as new: S. (S.) lighti n. sp., and S. (S.) vossae n. sp. Scolelepis (Scolelepis) goodbodyi (Jones, 1962) n. comb., S. (S.) minuta (Treadwell, 1939) n. comb., S. (S.) acuta (Treadwell, 1914), and S. (S.) agilis (Verrill, 1873) are removed from synonymy with S. (S.) squamata Muller, 1806, The record of Scolelepis (P.) texana Foster, 1971 from the Grand Caribbean region is confirmed. A key to all Scolelepis species from the Grand Caribbean is provided.
Caribbean region
Gulf of Mexico
Western Atlantic warm temperate to tropical
Gulf of Mexico
Western Atlantic warm temperate to tropical
Systematics, Taxonomy
Scolelepis Blainville, 1828 (identification resource)
Scolelepis (Scolelepis) squamata (O.F. Muller, 1806) (redescription)
Scolelepis (Scolelepis) squamata (O.F. Muller, 1806) (redescription)