First record of Dipolydora blakei (Annelida: Spionidae) from Europe: Greece, Mediterranean Sea

• Published in: Mediterranean Marine Science
• Main Authors: V. I. RADASHEVSKY, N. SIMBOURA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research 2013
• Subjects: Polychaete; morphology; Aegean Sea; Ionian Sea; Mediterranean; cryptogenic species; Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Awl; Fang; North West Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.322; https://doaj.org/article/a1a96f95879949539e5c98d93d9ff9fe

The spionid polychaete Dipolydora blakei is identified from benthic samples collected in the Aegean Sea off Chalkis and the Ionian Sea off Kalamitsi, both on the coast of Greece. Adults of D. blakei are characterized by having the falcate spines of chaetiger 5 with a large lateral tooth and bristles...