Branchiosyllis, Haplosyllis, Opisthosyllis and Trypanosyllis (Annelida: Syllidae) from Brazil, with the Description of Two New Species

Author(s)

Paresque, Karla ^[1] ; Fukuda, Marcelo Veronesi ^[2] ; de Matos Nogueira, Joao Miguel ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Juiz de Fora, Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Zool, Juiz De Fora, MG - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PLoS One; v. 11, n. 5 MAY 4 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 5

Abstract

Brazilian specimens of Branchiosyllis cf. exilis, B. tamandarensis sp. n., Haplosyllis lattigae sp. n., H. loboi, Opisthosyllis brunnea and O. viridis are described and illustrated herein, from recently collected material; also, the distributions of Haplosyllis amphimedonicola and H. rosenalessoae are expanded to other localities in the states of Paraiba and Pernambuco. Branchiosyllis tamandarensis sp. n. was found associated with sponges and is characterized by having a flattened, ribbon-like body, with longitudinal line of mid-dorsal papillae, peristomium dorsally inconspicuous, branchiae with up to six lobes, branchiae and ungulae on all parapodia, and falcigers absent. Haplosyllis lattigae sp. n. is characterized by having two kinds of chaetae with different sizes and shapes per parapodium, papillate dorsum from midbody, and midbody dorsal cirri alternating in length. Additionally, we provide keys to the Brazilian species of Branchiosyllis, Haplosyllis and Opisthosyllis, comparative tables of the new species described herein and selected similar congeners, and the first record for Trypanosyllis zebra in the states of Espirito Santo and Paraiba. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/01285-1 - GENETIC CONECTIVITY ALONG BRAZILIAN COAST: COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF TWO POLYCHAETE SPECIES WITH CONTRASTING REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES
• Grantee: Karla Paresque
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 10/52116-4 - Biodiversity of Polychaeta in the intertidal zone and shallow infralitoral on hard substrates off Northeastern Brazil, states of Pernambuco and Paraíba
• Grantee: João Miguel de Matos Nogueira
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 10/19424-7 - Taxonomic study of the syllids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Syllidae) from the Araçá Bay and ultrastructural analysis of the incubation methods of eggs and juveniles in Exogoninae
• Grantee: Marcelo Veronesi Fukuda
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral