First record of Nereiphylla paretti (Polychaeta: Phyllodocidae) in the Azores, with a compiled list of the shallow-water marine polychaetes from the archipelago

The occurrence of the polychaete worm Nereiphylla paretti in Azorean waters is reported for the first time, increasing the total numb er of littoral marine polychaetes to 168 species in the archipelago. Our finding extends the known geographical distrib ution of this species in the northeast Atlanti...

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Main Authors: CORDEIRO, Ricardo, BAGAÇO, Leila, SANTOS, Marco A., ÁVILA, Sérgio P.
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Published: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR) 2019
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Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.21411/cbm.a.71730b95
http://application.sb-roscoff.fr/cbm/doi/10.21411/CBM.A.71730B95
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Summary:The occurrence of the polychaete worm Nereiphylla paretti in Azorean waters is reported for the first time, increasing the total numb er of littoral marine polychaetes to 168 species in the archipelago. Our finding extends the known geographical distrib ution of this species in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. A list of the littoral marine polychaetes from the Azores is given b ased on a literature survey.

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