Dear colleagues,
I need help on the validity of the species Ancistrosyllis cingulata
(Korschelt, 1893). The species was described from the bay of Trieste
(northern Adriatic) by Korschelt (1983) but from the larval planctonic
form, as Harpochaeta cingulata, and at that time taught to belong to
Syllids. Ehlers (1908) thought that Harpochaeta is synonymous with
Ancistrosyllis. Fauvel (1923) considered Harpochaeta as synonymous
with Ancistrosyllis and gave drawings presented by Korschet (1983). In
the Adriatic Sea the species was later reported only by Aleffi et al.
(1987-1988) and Požar-Domac, 1994. Požar-Domac (1994) publication is
the catalogue of the Adriatic polychaetes and obviously refers to the
Korschelt (1983) finding or eventually to Aleffi et al. (1987-1988).
The species is never mentioned in the further lists of
Pilargids/polychaetes of the Adriatic Sea (Castelli, 1991; Cantone,
2003; Castelli et al., 2008) nor is listed in the Mediterranean fauna
(Coll et al., 2010) and I am wondering if this species is valid? Was
it ever described by the adult forms after its initial description?
Various internet links I've found always indicated that it is a valid
species. But I cannot find any publication where this species is
re-described or reported for the Adriatic Sea or any other area. Then
I suppose that the species is not valid, and that Adriatic reports
actually belong to Ancistrosyllis groenlandica (or possibly some other
Ancistrosyllis species) but certainly not to A. cingulata.
What do you think?
Many thanks,
Barbara
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Barbara Mikac, PhD
Higher research assistant
Center for Marine Research
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Giordana Paliaga 5
52210 Rovinj
Croatia
e-mail: barbara.mikac from cim.irb.hrhttp://www.irb.hr/eng/People/Barbara-Mikac
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