Reinstatement of species belonging Marphysa sanguinea complex (Annelida: Eunicidae) and description of new species from the mid-Pacific Ocean and the Adriatic Sea

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: MOLINA-ACEVEDO, ISABEL C., IDRIS, IZWANDY
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2020
• Subjects: Annelida; Branchiae; pectinate chaetae; parapodia lobes; redescription; synonymy; Pacific; Montagu; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4816.1.1; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4816.1.1

Marphysa sanguinea Montagu, 1813, the type species of genus Marphysa, was described with few characteristics and subsequently reported in tropical and temperate waters as a cosmopolitan species. Recent comparative studies have shown that M. sanguinea has a limited distribution to the Northeast Atlan...