Exogone breviantennata Hartmann-Schroder, 1959 (characters emended) (Annnelida : Polychaeta : Syllidae), a new record for the Bahamas with a key to selected Exogone species

Authors
Zottoli, R Long, CD
Citation
R. Zottoli et Cd. Long, Exogone breviantennata Hartmann-Schroder, 1959 (characters emended) (Annnelida : Polychaeta : Syllidae), a new record for the Bahamas with a key to selected Exogone species, P BIOL SOC, 113(2), 2000, pp. 500-513
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
0006324X → ACNP
Volume
113
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
500 - 513
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(20000731)113:2<500:EBH1(E>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The syllid polychaete Exogone breviantennata Hartmann-Schroder, 1959 is rep orted from the Bahamas, where it was collected from epiphytic communities o n submerged red mangrove roots in Osprey Lake and Reckley Hill Pond located on San Salvador Island. The external morphology of both paratype and Baham ian specimens is described and species characters emended. Observations on reproduction, biology, habitats and distribution are reported. The essentia l characteristics used to identify the genus Exogone are discussed and a ke y to Caribbean species with a dorsal cirrus on setiger 2 is provided.