Spionidae (Annelida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: the genera Aonides, Dipolydora, Polydorella, Prionospio, Pseudopolydora, Rhynchospio, and Tripolydora

Abstract

Nineteen species in seven genera of spionid polychaetes are described and illustrated based on new material collected from the intertidal and shallow waters around the Lizard Island Group, northern Great Barrier Reef. Only one of these species had been previously reported from the Reef. Six species are described as new to science, and the taxonomy of seven species should be clarified in the future. Prionospio sensu lato is the most diverse group with 11 species identified in the present study. One species is identified in each of the genera Dipolydora, Polydorella, Rhynchospio and Tripolydora, and two species are identified in each of the genera Aonides and Pseudopolydora. The fauna of spionid polychaetes of the Great Barrier Reef seems to be more diverse than previously described and more species are expected to be found in the future. An identification key is provided to 16 genera of Spionidae reported from or likely to be found on the Great Barrier Reef.

Anterior regeneration in the polychaeteMarenzelleria viridis(Annelida: Spionidae)

“… Other Polydorella (e.g., P. prolifera Augener, 1914) appear to regenerate 10–11 segments during paratomic division, but this needs to be confirmed (see Radashevsky ; Williams ). …”

Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist

“…Originally described from the North Sea, reported from worldwide locations. However, Radashevsky (2015) questions its cosmopolitanism, noting the possibility of a series of sibling species.…”

“…However, Radashevsky (2015) notes that the characters of the material from type locality are poorly known and that the insufficient original description could have led to reports from worldwide locations. Therefore several records possibly have been confused or constitute undescribed species.…”

Una nueva especie del género <em>Prionospio</em> Malmgren, 1867 (Annelida, Spionidae) procedente del sureste del golfo de Vizcaya

“…Dentro de los anélidos poliquetos, Prionospio constituye probablemente el complejo específico más heterogéneo y diverso de la familia Spionidae (Radashevsky, 2015). Hasta siete géneros (Prionospio Malmgren, 1867;Streblospio Webster, 1879;Paraprionospio Caullery, 1914;Apoprionospio Foster, 1969;Orthoprionospio Blake & Kudenov, 1978;Aurospio Maciolek, 1981ay Laubieriellus Maciolek, 1981b han sido involucrados en este complejo (Zhou & Li, 2009).…”

“…Aunque esta última división subgenérica se considera actualmente artificial y sin valor taxonómico (Wilson, 1990, Sigvaldadóttir, 1998Radashevsky, 2015), ha sido adoptada por diversos autores (Imajima, 1990;Blake, 1996;Dagli & Çinar, 2009Dagli & Çinar, , 2011) para diferenciar morfotipos de Prionospio.…”