Genus Branchiosyllis Ehlers, 1887

Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900)

DISTRIBUTION: NA, SA.

LITERATURE RECORDS: Fauvel 1938; Katzmann 1972; Amoureux 1983c; 1983d; Požar-Domac 1983, 1986, 1994; Zahtila 1995; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Giangrande et al. 2003, 2004; Musco et al. 2004; Castelli et al. 2008; Mikac & Musco 2010; Musco 2012.

OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Branchiosyllis uncinigera (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis cirropunctata Michel, 1909; Typosyllis cirropunctata (Michel, 1909) .

REMARKS: Branchiosyllis exilis is considered to be a species complex that requires a detailed revision (San Martín et al. 2008).