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Kuş, Sevgi; Kurt, Güley; Çinar, Melih Ertan. (2021). Nephtyidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa. 5060(2): 33-64.
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10.11646/zootaxa.5060.2.2 [view]
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:081DB1D0-CD1D-4B53-ADD8-F2831A67A419 [view]
Kuş, Sevgi; Kurt, Güley; Çinar, Melih Ertan
2021
Nephtyidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, with descriptions of two new species
Zootaxa
5060(2): 33-64
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyD).
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The present paper deals with the diversity of nephtyid polychaetes (Nephtyidae) from the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Three species belonging to two genera (Micronephthys and Nephtys) were found in the Black Sea (coast of Turkey) and six species belonging to three genera (Inermonephtys, Micronephthys and Nephtys) were found in the Sea of Marmara. The material includes two species new to science, Inermonephtys turcica n. sp. and Nephtys sinopensis n. sp., and a species record (Nephtys kersivalensis McIntosh, 1908) new to the Sea of Marmara’s marine fauna. Nephtys sinopensis n. sp. is mainly characterized by having 1–4 geniculate chaetae in the postacicular position of the parapodia; digitiform antennae, palps, and ventral cirri at chaetiger 1 with swollen tips; small and cirriform branchiae present from chaetiger 4 to the end of the body; poorly developed parapodial prechaetal lamellae in median and posterior chaetigers and long ventral cirri along the body. Inermonephtys turcica n. sp. is mainly characterized by having cushion-like palps with digitiform tips; well developed neuropodial postchaetal lamellae; barred chaetae in preacicular position of the anterior and median parapodia; and branchiae first appearing between chaetiger 3 and 13 (depending on body size).
Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Ponto-Caspian
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Holotype ESFM ESFM-POL/2000-910, geounit Aegean Sea, identified as Inermonephtys turcica Kuş, Kurt & Çinar, 2021
Holotype ESFM ESFM-POL/2016-243, geounit Black Sea, identified as Nephtys sinopensis Kuş, Kurt & Çinar, 2021
 Depth range

Nephtys kersivalensis is not a deep sea species (ie not greater than 500 m, as previously tagged as such in WoRMS). ... [details]

 Etymology

Named Inermonephtys turcica after Turkey, the country of collection [details]

 Etymology

Nephtys sinopensis is named after the type locality, Sinop, Black Sea coast of Turkey. [details]

 Taxonomy

Kus et al (2021) compare their taxon with the similar species Nephtys cirrosa, and compare unnamed 'form A and form ... [details]

 Type locality

Saros Bay, Turkey, Aegean Sea, 40.3342, 26.22 (40˚20’03”N, 26˚13’12”E), 94 m [details]

 Type locality

Offshore Turkish Black Sea coast, 42.2833, 34.9372 (42°17’00”N, 34°56’14”E), 19.5 m [details]