Neanthes acuminata Ehlers 1868

• Main Authors: Bonyadi-Naeini, Alieh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Glasby, Christopher J., Rahimian, Hassan
• Format: Text
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• Published: Zenodo 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Phyllodocida; Nereididae; Neanthes; Neanthes acuminata; Bering Sea; Indian; New Zealand; Long Beach; Noire; Musa; Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5611263; https://zenodo.org/record/5611263

Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868) species complex Nereis acuminata Ehlers 1868: 552. Neanthes caudata. Hartman 1959: 250; Ben-Eliahu 1991: 322; Amoureux et al . 1980: 388. Nereis caudata . Ben-Eliahu 1972: 220. Material examined. Iran, Persian Gulf, Abu Musa Island, southern part of the Quay, one specimen (ZUTC Ann. 61 52). Description. Material examined here is incomplete with 40 chaetigers. Paragnaths on maxillary ring arranged as follows: I = 17, II = a crescent group of about 30, III = a cluster in three transverse rows, IV = cluster of small paragnaths. Paragnaths on oral ring arranged as follows: V-VI -VII–VIII = a continuous broad transverse band of many paragnaths with large cones in area V. Anterior notopodia have three triangular ligules (i.e. prechaetal notopodial lobe present), dorsal cirrus shorter than dorsal ligule. Anterior neuropodia have two ligules (acicular and ventral ligules) and digitate postchaetal lobe. Ventral cirrus shorter than ventral neuropodial ligule. Median notopodia similar to anterior notopodia, however dorsal cirrus relatively longer. Neurochaetae all homogomph spinigers and heterogomph falcigers. Falcigers have long, serrated blades with blunt tips. Remarks. According to Reish et al . (2014) the Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868) species complex is cosmopolitan in distribution and comprises at least four morphologically identical species: N. acuminata , N. arenaceodentata Moore, 1903, N. caudata (delle Chiaje, 1841) and N. cricognatha (Ehlers, 1904). Members of the species complex can only be distinguished by chromosome number, eye and egg colouration and molecular data. All previous references to the species complex in the region refer to N. caudata however, this name is currently invalid as it was based on a misapplication of Lamarck's nomination of a spionid species, Spio caudatus (Read & Bellan 2016). This is the first record of Neanthes acuminata species complex from the Persian Gulf. Distribution. Suez Canal, Red Sea (Wehe & Fiege 2002). Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean (Fauvel 1950), The Philippines, Japan, Southern California, New Zealand, Australia (Reish et al . 2014). : Published as part of Bonyadi-Naeini, Alieh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Glasby, Christopher J. & Rahimian, Hassan, 2017, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, including description of two new species and 11 new records, pp. 91-117 in Zootaxa 4244 (1) on page 97, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/400448 : {"references": ["Ehlers, E. (1868) Die Borstenwurmer (Annelida Chaetopoda) nach systematischen und anatomischen Untersuchungen dargestellt. Vol. 2. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 479 pp.", "Hartman, O. (1959) Catalogue of the polychaetous annelids of the world. Parts I and II. Alan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper, 23, 1 - 628.", "Ben-Eliahu, M. N. (1991) Nereididae of the Suez Canal - potential Lessepsian migrants? Third International Polychaete Conference held atCalifornia State University, Long Beach, California, August 6 - 11, 1989. Bulletin of Marine Science, 48 (2), 318 - 329.", "Amoureux, L., Josef, G. & O'Conner, B. (1980) Annelides polychetes de l'eponge. Fasciospongia cavernosa Schmidt. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 21, 387 - 392.", "Ben-Eliahu, M. N. (1972) Polychaeta Errantia of the Suez Canal. Israel Journal of Zoology, 21, 189 - 237.", "Reish, D. J., Anderson, F. E., Horn, K. M. & Hardege, J. (2014) Molecular phylogenetics of the Neanthes acuminata (Annelida: Nereididae) species complex. Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 71, 271 - 278.", "Moore, J. P. (1903) Polychaeta from the coastal slope of Japan and from Kamchatka and Bering Sea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 55, 401 - 490.", "Delle Chiaje, S. (1841) Descrizione e notomia degli animali invertebrati della Sicilia citeriore osservati vivi negli anni 1822 - 1830. Vol. 1. Stabilimento Tipografico di C. Batelli e Co., Napoli, 98 pp. http: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 10031", "Ehlers, E. (1904) Neuseelandische Anneliden. Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Gottingen Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse, Neue Folge, 3 (1), 1 - 80.", "Read, G. & Bellan, G. (2016) Neanthes caudata (sensu Delle Chiaje, 1827). In: Read, G. & Fauchald, K. (Ed.), (2016). World Polychaeta database. Available from: http: // www. marinespecies. org / polychaeta (accessed 7 May 2016)", "Wehe, T. & Fiege, D. (2002) Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf. Fauna of Arabia, 19, 7 - 238.", "Fauvel, P. (1950) Contribution a la Faune des Annelides polychetes du Senegal. Bulletin de l'Institut francais d'Afrique noire, 12 (2), 335 - 394."]}