Abstract
New genera and species from the Equatorial Pacific provide phylogenetic insights into deep-sea Polynoidae (Annelida)
Highlights
The family Polynoidae Kinberg, 1856 is one of six families called scale worms (Aphroditiformia)
At the regional scale, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) approved in 2012 an Environmental Management Plan that includes the designation of nine ‘Areas of Particular Environmental Interest’ (APEIs)
Several genera have been erected for unique species, from the deep sea
Summary
The family Polynoidae Kinberg, 1856 is one of six families called scale worms (Aphroditiformia). With ~900 species belonging to 167 genera in 18 subfamilies (Wehe, 2006; Norlinder et al, 2012; Read & Fauchald, 2018), polynoids are the most diverse polychaetes in number of genera and the second most diverse in number of species (Hutchings, 2000; Wehe, 2006; Read & Fauchald, 2018) They are errant worms with wide-ranging distribution, from shallow intertidal waters to hadal trenches (Hartmann-Schröder, 1974; Fauchald, 1977; Hutchings, 2000).
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