Megalomma Johansson, 1925

Tovar-Hernández, María Ana & Salazar-Silva, Patricia, 2008, Catalogue of Sabellidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Grand Caribbean Region, Zootaxa 1894, pp. 1-22 : 8-9

GENUS Megalomma Johansson, 1925

Branchiomma .— Claparède, 1869: 162 –163 (not Kölliker, 1858).

Megalomma Johansson, 1925: 130 .— Perkins, 1984: 351 –352.— Fitzhugh, 1989: 76.— Fitzhugh, 2003: 107 –108.— Tovar-Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2008: 1953 –1954.

Megalomma bioculatum ( Ehlers, 1887)

Branchiomma bioculatum Ehlers, 1887: 260 –263, Pl. 53, Figs 1–9.— Hartman, 1938: 18. Megalomma bioculatum .— Johansson, 1927: 132.— Hartman, 1965b: 234.— Perkins, 1984: 352 –354, Fig. 38.

Type locality: Straits off Florida, 24º 23’ 5’’ N, 83º 31’ 6’’ W, 152.8 m. Type material: MCZ 669 (PT), MCZ 824 (PT).

Records: Not new records.

Megalomma fauchaldi Giangrande, Licciano and Gambi, 2007

Megalomma fauchaldi Giangrande, Licciano and Gambi, 2007: 46 –47, Fig. 2.

Type locality: Belize, Carrie Bow Cay, lagoon side, 16º 48’ 6.92’’ N, 88º 4’ 57.69’’ W, in Thalassia meadows, 3 m.

Type material: MNCN 16.01/11018 (HT), USNM 1102753 (PT). Records: Only known for the type locality.

Megalomma heterops Perkins, 1984

Megalomma heterops Perkins, 1984: 359 –363, Figs 42–43.— San Martín et al. 1994: 556.— Tovar- Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2006: 40 –42, Fig. 9.

Type locality: Florida East coast, Hutchingson Island, 27º 20.7’ N, 80º 12.8’ W, coarse calcareous sand, 11 m.

Type material: USNM 54721 (HT), FSBC I 27696, 27698 (PT). Records: Cuba ( San Martín et al. 1994), Mexican Caribbean, Florida, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico ( Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo 2006).

Megalomma lobiferum ( Ehlers, 1887)

Branchiomma lobiferum Ehlers, 1887: 254 –259, Pl. 53, Figs 10–15.-- Hoagland, 1919: 577.— Treadwell, 1924a: 18; 1939: 291, 292, Fig. 105.— Fauvel, 1953: 17.

Megalomma lobiferum .— Johansson, 1927: 132.-- Perkins, 1984: 354 –357, Fig. 39–40.— Bastida-Zavala, 1993: 25.— Tovar-Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2006: 42 –43, Fig. 10. Type locality: Florida, Key West, 1.68–3.36 m.

Type material: MCZ (HT).

Records: Mexican Caribbean ( Bastida-Zavala 1993, Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo 2006); Panama, British Virgin Islands ( Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo 2006).

Megalomma perkinsi Tovar-Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2006 Megalomma perkinsi Tovar-Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2006: 43 –45, Fig. 11. Type locality: Florida, Cape Lookout, intertidal sand mixed with gravel and shell fragments. Type material: USNM 53976 (HT).

Records: Only known for the type locality.