Exogone breviantennata Hartmann-Schroder, 1959 (characters emended) (Annnelida : Polychaeta : Syllidae), a new record for the Bahamas with a key to selected Exogone species
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
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28
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
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.