Publications

'Fauna Ibérica' Series
Volume 25 - Annelida, Polychaeta I


Authors:
J.M. Vieitez

ISBN:
Madrid 2004. 530pp. ISBN: 84-00-08294-X.

Description

ANNELIDA, Polychaeta I updates our current knowledge of the Polychaete Annelids from the coasts of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, through a description of the general morphological characters and most relevant aspects of the biology of the species of this taxonomic group. As a group that, to date, numbers almost a thousand species in our coasts, we did not consider it opportune to include a detailed account of all said species, however we do include identification keys of the different families as this is the most important taxonomic category to understand the great morphological variability that exists among this group of segmented marine worms.
This volume also contains a detailed taxonomic review and an in-depth bibliography of the families Phyllodocidae, Hesionidae, Pilargidae, Nereididae, Nephtyidae, Paralacidoniidae, Chrysopetalidae y Pisonidae, in addition to keys of the different taxons to the species level. For each of the 129 cited species belonging to the above-mentioned families, we offer a detailed description of the species, accompanied by the corresponding iconography that highlights its most important anatomical characteristics, aspects of its biology, and its geographic distribution.
With this monograph and the previously published Volume 21 (San Martín, 2003) within the FAUNA IBÉRICA series, dedicated entirely to the Syllidae family, a great step forward has been made in our knowledge of the Aciculata (ancient errant polychaetes) of the Iberian and Balearic coasts.

 

Content

• Introducción
• Posición sistemática y distribución geográfica de los Polychaeta
• Morfologí y anatomía del adulto
• Características de las fases no adultas
• Historia natural de los Polychaeta
• Recolección, conservación y técnicas de • Los Polychaeta ibéricos

Clave de familias
Familia Phyllodocidae
Familia Hesionidae
Familia Pilargidae
Familia Nereididae
Familia Nephtyidae
Familia Paralacydoniidae
Familia Chrysopetalidae
Familia Pisionidae

• Bibliografía
• Apéndice 1. Nomenclatura: Lista de sinónimos y combinaciones
• Indice alfabético de nombres taxonómicos de Polychaeta íbero-baleares

 

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