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Martin, Daniel
[1]
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Aguado, Maria Teresa
[2]
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Fernandez Alamo, Maria-Ana
[3]
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Britayev, Temir Alanovich
[4]
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Boggemann, Markus
[5]
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Capa, Maria
[6]
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Faulwetter, Sarah
[7, 8]
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Fukuda, Marcelo Veronesi
[9]
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Helm, Conrad
[2]
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Petti, Monica Angelica Varella
[10]
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Ravara, Ascensao
[11]
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Teixeira, Marcos A. L.
[12, 13]
Total Authors: 12
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| Affiliation: Show less - | [1] Ctr Estudis Avancats Blanes CEAB CSIC, Blanes 17300 - Spain
[2] Georg August Univ, Anim Evolut & Biodivers, D-37073 Gottingen - Germany
[3] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Lab Invertebrados, Mexico City 04510, DF - Mexico
[4] AN Severtzov Inst Ecol & Evolut RAS, Moscow 119071 - Russia
[5] Univ Vechta, Fak Nat & Sozialwissensch Dept 2, Fach Biol, Driverstr 22, D-49377 Vechta - Germany
[6] Univ Illes Balears, Dept Biol, Palma De Mallorca 07122 - Spain
[7] Univ Patras, Dept Geol, Patras 26504 - Greece
[8] Inst Oceanog, Hellen Ctr Marine Res, Anavyssos 19013 - Greece
[9] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[10] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, BR-05508120 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[11] Univ Aveiro, Ctr Environm & Marine Studies CESAM, Dept Biol, Campus Santiago, P-3810193 Aveiro - Portugal
[12] Univ Minho, Dept Biol, Ctr Mol & Environm Biol CBMA, Campus Gualtar, P-4710057 Braga - Portugal
[13] Univ Minho, Inst Sci & Innovat Biosustainabil IB S), Campus Gualtar, P-4710057 Braga - Portugal
Total Affiliations: 13
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| Document type: | Review article |
| Source: | DIVERSITY-BASEL; v. 13, n. 3 MAR 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
Phyllodocida is a clade of errantiate annelids characterized by having ventral sensory palps, anterior enlarged cirri, axial muscular proboscis, compound chaetae (if present) with a single ligament, and of lacking dorsolateral folds. Members of most families date back to the Carboniferous, although the earliest fossil was dated from the Devonian. Phyllodocida holds 27 well-established and morphologically homogenous clades ranked as families, gathering more than 4600 currently accepted nominal species. Among them, Syllidae and Polynoidae are the most specious polychaete groups. Species of Phyllodocida are mainly found in the marine benthos, although a few inhabit freshwater, terrestrial and planktonic environments, and occur from intertidal to deep waters in all oceans. In this review, we (1) explore the current knowledge on species diversity trends (based on traditional species concept and molecular data), phylogeny, ecology, and geographic distribution for the whole group, (2) try to identify the main knowledge gaps, and (3) focus on selected families: Alciopidae, Goniadidae, Glyceridae, Iospilidae, Lopadorrhynchidae, Polynoidae, Pontodoridae, Nephtyidae, Sphaerodoridae, Syllidae, Tomopteridae, Typhloscolecidae, and Yndolaciidae. The highest species richness is concentrated in European, North American, and Australian continental shelves (reflecting a strong sampling bias). While most data come from shallow coastal and surface environments most world oceans are clearly under-studied. The overall trends indicate that new descriptions are constantly added through time and that less than 10% of the known species have molecular barcode information available. (AU) | |