[Annelida] Aricidea assimilis, A. fauveli and A. mutabilis

[Barbara Mikac]

Dear colleagues,

I'm trying to solve the confusion with the synonymy of the species
Aricidea assimilis Tebble, 1959 and Aricidea fauveli Hartman, 1957. 

I taught that A. assimilis is a valid species, whose synonym (now
unaccepted) is A. mutabilis Laubier & Ramos, 1974.

In WoRMS and ERMS (MarBEF) I came to the information that A. assimilis
is unaccepted and that it is the synonym of the species Aricidea
fauveli. 

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130552
http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130552

In WoRMS there is also the information that Aricidea mutabilis Laubier &
Ramos, 1974 is accepted species.

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326614

So if I understood well, A. fauveli is accepted taxa. It's synonym is A.
assimilis. But what's with A. mutabilis then? Is it a synonym of A.
fauveli as well or is it a valid species?

Thanks for your help,

Barbara 

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Barbara Mikac
Center for Marine Research
Rudjer Boskovic Institute
G. Paliaga 5
52210 Rovinj
Croatia