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Bakken, Torkild. (2007). Revision of Pseudonereis (Polychaeta, Nereididae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150(1): 145-176.
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10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00289.x [view]
Bakken, Torkild
2007
Revision of <i>Pseudonereis</i> (Polychaeta, Nereididae).
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
150(1): 145-176
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
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A taxonomic revision of Pseudonereis (Polychaeta, Nereididae) shows that some of the described taxa are very similar in most morphological characteristics. The revision includes all ten taxa considered valid, and are redescribed from type material. Lectotypes are designated for Pseudonereis anomala Gravier, 1901, Pseudonereis noodti (Hartmann-Schroder, 1962) and Pseudonereis trimaculata Horst, 1924. The widely geographically distributed and well-known P. gallapagensis Kinberg, 1865 and P. variegata (Grube, 1857) show striking morphological resemblance to less well-known taxa with similar distribution. Paragnath variation in populations of P. anomala is discussed relating to its geographical distribution. Pseudonereis trimaculata is recorded from Australia for the first time. Taxa belonging to Pseudonereis are predominantly tropical and subtropical. A cladistic analysis using parsimony is included to test for monophyly of Pseudonereis. A monophyletic clade including all Pseudonereis taxa is given low bootstrap support. This clade is supported by the synapomorphies: presence of paragnaths in closely spaced comb-like rows on the maxillary ring on the pharynx, and presence of p-bar paragnaths in Areas II-IV and VII-VIII. Several of the included taxa share the shield-shaped paragnath in Area VI, which serves to distinguish Pseudonereis spp. from Perinereis spp. Paragnaths of the type p-bars and shield-shaped bar is described for the first time; the latter character is different from the smooth bar-shaped paragnaths in Area VI as has previously been described in these taxa.
Systematics, Taxonomy
Nereis (Pseudonereis) rottnestiana Augener, 1913 accepted as Pseudonereis rottnestiana (Augener, 1913) (source of synonymy)
Paranereis Kinberg, 1865 (status source)
Pseudonereis Kinberg, 1865 (redescription)
Pseudonereis anomala Gravier, 1899 (subsequent type designation)
Pseudonereis gallapagensis Kinberg, 1865 (redescription)
Pseudonereis rottnestiana f. costatodentata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979 accepted as Pseudonereis trimaculata (Horst, 1924) (source of synonymy)
Pseudonereis rottnestiana f. seriodentata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979 (status source)
Pseudonereis trimaculata (Horst, 1924) (redescription)
Paranereis Kinberg, 1865 (status source)
Pseudonereis Kinberg, 1865 (redescription)
Pseudonereis anomala Gravier, 1899 (subsequent type designation)
Pseudonereis gallapagensis Kinberg, 1865 (redescription)
Pseudonereis rottnestiana f. costatodentata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979 accepted as Pseudonereis trimaculata (Horst, 1924) (source of synonymy)
Pseudonereis rottnestiana f. seriodentata Hartmann-Schröder, 1979 (status source)
Pseudonereis trimaculata (Horst, 1924) (redescription)
Diagnosis
A bar-shaped paragnath in Area VI differs from the traditionally described low, smooth bar in Perinereis. In ... [details]
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Islands; Hawaii; Pacific coast of South America (Chile; Peru). [details]
Lectotype
According to Horst (1924) and Bakken (2007) there were three syntypes originally, but only two remained in 2007, ... [details]
Nomenclature
Pseudonereis rottnestiana forma costatodentata is nomenclatorially unavailable as an infrasubspecific name. It ... [details]
Nomenclature
Pseudonereis rottnestiana forma seriodentata is nomenclatorially unavailable as an infrasubspecific name. It cannot ... [details]
Type locality
the lectotype was collected at Siboga station 172, a reef exploration, between Gisser and Ceram, Indonesia, [details]
