Abstract

DIAZ-DIAZ, Óscar  and  LINERO-ARANA, Ildefonso. AMPHARETIDAE MALMGREN, 1867 (ANNELIDA: POLYCHAETA) FROM VENEZUELA. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost. [online]. 2012, vol.41, n.1, pp.165-177. ISSN 0122-9761.

One hundred nineteen specimens of the family Ampharetidae Malmgren, collected in soft bottoms from 26 stations of the Venezuelan coast using PVC corer (0.018 m²), trawl and dredge van Veen (0.013 m³), were analyzed taxonomically. Five species were identified: Auchenoplax crinita Ehlers, 1887, Isolda pulchella F. Müller, 1858, Melinna maculata Webster, 1879, Amphicteis cf. scaphobranchiata Moore, 1906, and Hobsonia florida Banse, 1979; all are new records for Venezuela and extend the geographic distribution of these species.

Keywords : Polychaete; Ampharetidae; Taxonomy; South Caribbean; Soft-bottom.

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