Diopatra, Budaeva & Fauchald, 2011

Paxton, Hannelore & Arias, Andres, 2017, Unveiling a surprising diversity of the genus Diopatra Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 (Annelida: Onuphidae) in the Macaronesian region (eastern North Atlantic) with the description of four new species, Zootaxa 4300 (4), pp. 505-535 : 533

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4300.4.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5492091
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scientific name	Diopatra
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Treatment

Key to adult species of Diopatra View in CoL from the Macaronesian region

1. Peristomial cirri present................................................................................2

- Peristomial cirri absent.................................................................................8

2. Anterior parapodia with two postchaetal lobes ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 A, B)................................................... 3

- Anterior parapodia with one postchaetal lobe ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 C)........................................................4

3. Lower postchaetal lobes knob-like and subulate ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 A, B); 12–13 ceratophoral rings; 4–11 teeth on pectinate chaetae......................................................................................... .. D. mellea View in CoL sp. nov.

- All lower postchaetal lobes knob-like ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 A); 7–9 ceratophoral rings; 18–22 teeth on pectinate chaetae...................................................................................................... D. mariae View in CoL sp. nov.

4. Prostomium anteriorly extended and pointed ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 G); parapodia 5–20 with ventral lobe ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 C)....................5

- Prostomium anteriorly rounded ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 E); ventral lobe absent...................................................7

5. Antennae with dark brown spiral bands ( Fig. 16 View FIGURE 16 A, B)................................................. D. micrura View in CoL

- Antennae without bands................................................................................6

6. Anterior chaetigers with dark brown mid-dorsal bar ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 A, B); pectinate chaetae with 5–10 teeth........ D. neapolitana View in CoL

- Anterior chaetigers with brown lines/bands to overall brown ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 E, G); pectinate chaetae with 14–19 teeth.... D. gallardoi View in CoL

7. Dorsum with complex colour pattern of brown pigmentation and white dots ( Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 A); pectinate chaetae with 11–20 teeth............................................................................................. D. marocensis View in CoL

- Dorsum pale brown or with lateral brown spots ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 A, B); pectinate chaetae with 17–30 teeth............ D. madeirensis View in CoL

8. Ceratophores of antennae with slender projections ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 A, C); antennae to chaetiger 3–5............. D. hektoeni View in CoL sp. nov.

- Ceratophores of antennae without projections ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 A); antennae to chaetiger 9–11................. D. budaevae View in CoL sp. nov.