Dear Annelideans,
I wish to share with you a new paper published in Zootaxa as Open Access:
Radashevsky, V.I., Choi, J.-W. & Gambi, M.C. (2017) Morphology and biology
of Polydora hoplura Claparède, 1868 (Annelida: Spionidae). Zootaxa, 4282
(3), 543-555.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4282.3.7
Morphology and biology of Polydora hoplura Claparède, 1868 (Annelida:
Spionidae)
VASILY I. RADASHEVSKY, JIN-WOO CHOI, MARIA CRISTINA GAMBI
Abstract
Polydora hoplura Claparède, 1868 is one of the largest species among
congeners, attaining 6 cm in length and 2 mm in width for more than 200
chaetigers. It is a harmful shell-borer unintentionally transported with
objects of aquaculture across the world. Brief original description and
absence of type material resulted in confusion with the identification of
this species. Herein, we review previous records, establish a neotype and
redescribe P. hoplura based on newly collected material from the type
locality, the Gulf of Naples. We also describe worms from other localities
in Italy, illustrate adult morphology and report gradual development of
taxonomic features of this species in ontogenesis based on material from
South Korea.
Cheers,
Vasily
