Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist
Faulwetter, Sarah
Simboura, Nomiki
Katsiaras, Nikolaos
Chatzigeorgiou, Giorgos
Arvanitidis, Christos
Biodiversity Data Journal
2017
5
20997
20997
8TNWL
Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833
Audouin & Milne Edwards
1833
Polychaeta
Glyceridae
Glycera
CoL
Animalia
Glycera rouxii
Phyllodocida
0
20997
Annelida
species
rouxii
Notes Boeggemann(2002)considers Glycera rouxiia synonym of Glycera unicornisLamarck, 1818 (based on comparisons with original description as the holotype is lost). He considers the shape of the retractable branchiae (reported as bifid in Glycera unicornis) not to be a diagnostic character, since variations were found in the same populations ( Boeggeman, pers. comm.). However, Worsfold (2007)and Parapar and Moreira (2015)debate this synonymy and highlight differences in parapodial lobes besides those of the branchiae, although parapodial lobes were found to change between juvenile and adult specimens by Boeggemann(2002). They propose that the branchial shape remains a diagnostic character, which should however be used with caution due to retractability. Despite the available evidence for the synonymy, two recent works consider both species as valid. Therefore, the past records of Glycera rouxiiin Greece (see Supplementary material) are currently retained as separate, until a response to the arguments of Parapar and Moreira (2015)is available. Type locality: Mediterranean (Marseille).