On the identity of Spio filicornis (O.F. Müller, 1776)—with the designation of a neotype, and the description of two new species from the North East Atlantic Ocean based on morphological and genetic studies

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: MEIßNER, KARIN, BICK, ANDREAS, BASTROP, RALF
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2011
• Subjects: Annelida; Arctic; Baltic Sea; COI; dorsal ciliated organs; nuchal organs; morphology; North Sea; Spio arndti sp. nov; Spio symphyta sp. nov; subepidermal glands; taxonomy; 16S rDNA; 18S rDNA; Greenland; Iluilârssuk; Paamiut; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.2815.1.1

The aim of this study is to solve taxonomic problems pertaining to Spio filicornis (O.F. Müller, 1776). The original description by O. F. Müller was very brief and type material was not deposited. Based on the literature the confusion about the identity of the species has been tremendous; e.g., it w...