On the distinction of Harmothoe globifera (G.O. Sars, 1873) and some other easily confused polynoids in the NE Atlantic, with the description of a new species of Acanthicolepis Norman in McIntosh, 1900 (Polychaeta, Polynoidae)

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: BARNICH, RUTH, FIEGE, DIETER
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2010
• Subjects: Annelida; Taxonomy; new species; identification key; deep water; cold-water corals; Nivea; McIntosh; Malmgren; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.2525.1.1; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2525.1.1

In the Northeast Atlantic several polynoid species have been confused in the past due to similarities in their elytral characters: Harmothoe globifera (G.O.Sars, 1873), Eunoe nodosa (M. Sars, 1861), Eunoe oerstedi Malmgren, 1866, Leucia nivea (M. Sars, 1863), and Acanthicolepis zibrowii n. sp., a new species from deep cold-water corals. The five species are redescribed and figured based on type and additional material. An identification key allowing also the identification of juveniles and anterior fragments and a synoptic table listing the major distinguishing characters of the species covered are provided.