Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (1990). The Poecilochaetidae and Trochochaetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Hong Kong. Pp. 337-362. IN: Morton, B. (Ed.). Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 1986. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.

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Mackie, Andrew S.Y

1990

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.

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Three new species of Poecilochaetus Claparède, 1875 (P. spinulosus, P. tricirratus and P. hystricosus) are described from Hong Kong. Following an attempt to standardize setal terminology, species characters within the genus are re-examined and 6 species groups identified. The posterior notosetae are of particular taxonomic importance. Unfortunately approximately half the recognized species are known only from anterior fragments and consequently are essentially indeterminable. Elicodasia Laubier and Ramos, 1973 and Genus A MiIIigan and Gilbert, 1984 are re-examined and synonymized with Poecilochaetus. Poecilochaetus gallardoi Pilato and Cantone, 1976 is possibly synonymous with P. paratropicus Gallardo. 1968. Trochochaeta diverapoda (Hoagland, 1920) is newly recorded from Hong Kong. The specimens are described and compared to the type material from the Philippines. T. orissae (Fauvel. 1932) from India is tentatively referred to T. diverapoda.

Hong Kong
Pacific Ocean
South China Sea

Systematics, Taxonomy

Annelida
Polychaeta

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