Abstract
The last extensive exploration of Nereididae diversity within coastal waters of Western Australia was done in 1975–1984. We collected Nereididae associated with macroalgae from 38 rocky intertidal shores of Western Australia (18°S to 34°S). Eighteen species belonging to seven genera are described and illustrated. Two new species, Nereis edentata n. sp. and Nereis yuedensis n. sp., were found. Nereis edentata n. sp. differs from other Nereis species having one row of paragnaths on Areas VII–VIII and smooth notopodial homogomph falcigers in posterior chaetigers. Nereis yuedensis n. sp. differs from other Nereis species having one row of paragnaths on Areas VII–VIII and notopodial homogomph falcigers with at least one large lateral tooth, and also species having notopodial homogomph falcigers starting from chaetiger 3. The distribution of N. yuedensis n. sp. was found to be restricted within temperate Australia and N. edentata n. sp. appears to be transitional between temperate and tropical regions. Also, we remove from synonymy the probable Western Australian endemic species, Pseudonereis rottnestiana (Augener, 1913), and provide a key to all known genera and species of Nereididae from Western Australian waters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 151-203 |
| Number of pages | 53 |
| Journal | Zootaxa |
| Volume | 5239 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Feb 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This paper is a part of PhD study of the first author at the university of Western Australia. The study was sponsored by Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan), the Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia, and the period of 2019-2023 (No. 201901220213791). The authors would like to thank: the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) of Western Australia for permits of macroalgal and polychaete collection (Regulation 4 No. CE006192, Regulation 25 No. FO25000309, Regulation 61 No. FT61000627, and Exemption Number 3547); Karajarri Rangers for the permit and help while collecting samples in Bidyadanga; and volunteers (Matilda Murley, Jessi Walker, Andri Irawan, Ni Made Indira Santi, Ni Luh Gede Rai Ayu Saraswati, and Putriana Indah Lestari) for the help during the fieldwork. The authors also thank Torkild Bakken and another anonymous referee for valuable constructive comments to improve the quality of the manuscript.
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