A NEW GENUS AND 12 NEW SPECIES OF EUNICIDAE (POLYCHAETA) FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA

A new genus is established in Eunicidae: Fauchaldius gen. nov., a symb iont of hexactinellid sponges that has only subacicular hooks, with F. cyrtauloni sp. nov. as its type species. Nine new species are describ ed in Eunice: E. hernandezi sp. nov., E. ibarzabalae sp. nov., E. mike li sp. nov. and E. nonatoi sp. nov. all belonging to the fuscus-bident ate group; E. edwinlinkae sp. nov., E. hartmanae sp. nov., E. lanai sp . nov., and E. miurai sp. nov. all belonging to the flavus-tridentate group; and E. donathi sp. nov. that belongs to the fuscus-unidentate g roup. Further, two new species are described in Marphysa: M. angeli sp . nov. that is grouped with species having only composite falcigers, a nd M. orensanzi sp. nov. that belongs to the group with composite falc igers and composite spinigers. A key to identify genera in Eunicidae i s included. A key to identify species of Eunice is appended.