Serpulidae
|
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.213363 |
|
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5107868 |
|
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0E31FB6E-FFC4-5873-FF23-FF06FA01FA08 |
|
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
|
scientific name |
Serpulidae |
| status |
|
Key to species of Serpulidae View in CoL from Hong Kong
1 With operculum...................................................................................... 2
- Without operculum.................................................................................. 21
2(1) Opercular peduncle with wings........................................................................... 3
- Opercular peduncle without wings....................................................................... 9
3(2) Operculum with calcareous end plate....................................................... Spirobranchus View in CoL … 4
- Operculum with chitinous column bearing several serrated disks........................... Pomatostegus actinoceras View in CoL
4(3) Collar without chaetae; operculum without projection...................................... Spirobranchus kraussii View in CoL
- Collar with chaetae; operculum variable................................................................... 5
5(4) Operculum terminated by white calcareous plate or cap...................................................... 6
- Operculum terminated by semi-transparent, almost brown/purplish thinly calcareous cap...... Spirobranchus cf. polytrema View in CoL
6(5) Operculum with one calcareous plate...................................................................... 7
- Operculum with more than four successive calcareous plates.................................................. 8
7(6) Operculum with a pair of horns............................................. Spirobranchus View in CoL corniculatus- complex
- Operculum with three branched spines................................................. Spirobranchus tetraceros View in CoL
8(6) Operculum with four to five calcareous plates and a horn on apex.............................. Spirobranchus View in CoL sp. A
- Operculum with eight to ten calcareous plates, without horns................................... Spirobranchus View in CoL sp. B
9(2) Peduncle flattened, ribbon-like.................................................... Metavermilia acanthophora View in CoL
- Peduncle cylindrical................................................................................. 10
10(9) Opercular peduncle annulated anteriorly............................................... Vermiliopsis glandigerus View in CoL
- Opercular peduncle smooth, not annulated................................................................ 11
11(10) Operculum complex, with proximal funnel and distal verticil...................................... Hydroides View in CoL … 12
- Operculum simple funnel..................................................................... Serpula View in CoL … 20
12(11) Spines of verticil with T-shaped tips...................................................... Hydroides diramphus View in CoL
- Spines of verticil with acute tips........................................................................ 13
13(12) Verticil spines with external spinules................................................... Hydroides sanctaecrucis View in CoL
- Verticil spines without external spinules.................................................................. 14
14(13) Verticil spines with lateral spinules..................................................................... 15
- Verticil spines without lateral spinules................................................................... 16
15(14) Verticil spines with one pair of outer lateral spinules in the middle........................ Hydroides tambalagamensis View in CoL
- Verticil spines with three to four pairs of lateral spinules....................................... Hydroides elegans View in CoL
16(14) Verticil spines similar in shape and size................................................................... 17
- Verticil spines with one or more spines larger than others.................................................... 18
17(16) Peduncle long, with a long yellowish chitinized constriction; verticil spines six, thin............... Hydroides longistylaris View in CoL
- Peduncle without a long chitinized constriction; verticil spines five, broad rhomboid............. Hydroides rhombobulus View in CoL
18(16) Tip of verticil spines blunt................................................................ Hydroides albiceps View in CoL
- Tip of verticil spines pointed........................................................................... 19
19(18) Smaller spines of verticil curving inward................................................ Hydroides operculatus View in CoL
- Smaller spines of verticil curving outward.................................................. Hydroides exaltatus View in CoL
20(11) Opercular funnel deep with long radial grooves; with 33–35 radii.................................. Serpula watsoni View in CoL
- Opercular funnel shallow; with 55–58 radii............................................... Serpula cf. granulosa View in CoL
21 (2) Forms open colonies consisting of large number of tiny tubes................................... Salmacina cf. dysteri View in CoL
- Solitary tubes.......................................................................... Protula bispiralis View in CoL
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.