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Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I.; De León-González, Jesús Angel; Carrera-Parra, Luis F. (2019). Phylogeny of Microphthalminae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971, and revision of Hesionella Hartman, 1939, and Struwela Hartmann-Schröder, 1959 (Annelida, Errantia). PeerJ. 7: e7723: 1-35.
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Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I.; De León-González, Jesús Angel; Carrera-Parra, Luis F.
2019
Phylogeny of Microphthalminae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971, and revision of Hesionella Hartman, 1939, and Struwela Hartmann-Schröder, 1959 (Annelida, Errantia)
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7: e7723: 1-35
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Microphthalminae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971 was proposed in Hesionidae to include Microphthalmus and Hesionides; however, the affinities of these genera to other members of Hesionidae have been debated, and some authors have concluded they do not belong in Hesionidae. Herein, based on morphological characters, a phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily and some other similar poorly-known genera, with an uncertain position in Hesionidae was performed to clarify their affinities. Our results indicate that Microphthalminae, as currently delimited, is paraphyletic. The inclusion of Struwela, Uncopodarke, and Westheideius, a new genus, as well as the recognition of Fridericiella are proposed to meet the requirement of monophyly; and as result of this, the elevation in rank to the family level is herein presented. Furthermore, the type species for Hesionella and Struwela are redescribed, and a new species in the latter is described. A key to identify microphthalmid genera is also included.
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Holotype UANL 8126, geounit Baja California, identified as Struwela camposi Salazar-Vallejo, de León-González & Carrera-Parra, 2019
 Classification

Regarded as not a hesionid by Pleijel (1998), and Salazar-Vallejo et al (2019) transferred the genus to ... [details]

 Diagnosis

Diagnosis emended (Salazar-Vallejo et al 2019). Body small, delicate, rarely longer than five mm. Prostomium with ... [details]

 Diagnosis

(diagnosis of Salazar- Vallejo et al, 2019) Prostomium with one pair of adjacent, frontal antennae, without median ... [details]

 Editor's comment

There is also a Westheideia Wolf, 1986, in Dorvilleidae. A one letter difference (here two) is sufficient for the ... [details]

 Etymology

Struwela camposi is named for Ernesto Campos, a specialist of pinnotherid crabs and isopods who collected the specimens [details]

 Etymology

According to Salazar-Vallejo et al (2019) the collector of Hartmann-Schröder's specimens was W. Noodt [details]

 Etymology

named after Professor Dr. Wilfried Westheide [details]

 Spelling

Salazar-Vallejo et al (2019: 17-18 of 35) change the spelling of Hesionella "mccullochae" to "maccullochae", ... [details]

 Status

Microphthalminae was raised to family level by Salazar-Vallejo et al (2019) [details]

 Status

Names in Uchida (2004) are unavailable. There is no deposition information, contrary to ICZN Article 16. No ... [details]

 Type locality

Rancho Punta Estrella, San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico, 31.0697, -114.8394 (31 04' 11" N, 114 50' 22" W), on ... [details]