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Giere, O.; Ebbe, B.; Erséus, C. 2007. Questa (Annelida, Polychaeta, Orbiniidae) from Pacific regions - new species and reassessment of the genus Periquesta. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 7(4): 304-319
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World Polychaeta Database (WPolyD)
On the basis of new material from various Pacific regions we critically evaluate the characters for the taxonomy of the genus Questa and the former Questidae, a taxon now concluded to be a lineage within the family Orbiniidae. Two new species, Questa retrospermatica sp. n. from Hawaii (with similar forms also from New Caledonia and China), and Questa fijiensis sp. n. from Fiji, are described, and the morphological character patterns and phylogeny of the genus are revisited on the basis of a cladistic analysis. The finding of Hawaiian material of a new species, Levinsenia hawaiiensis sp. n., similar to Periquesta canariensis Brito & Nunez, 2002 (= Levinsenia canariensis comb. n.), challenges the view that Periquesta Brito & Nunez, 2002 is closely related to Questa; rather, it belongs to Paraonidae as a junior synonym of Levinsenia Mesnil, 1897.
Pacific Ocean
Date action by 2013-01-12 18:30:12Z created db_admin
Levinsenia canariensis (Brito & Núñez, 2002) (new combination reference)
Levinsenia hawaiiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 (original description) Periquesta Brito & Núñez, 2002 accepted as Levinsenia Mesnil, 1897 (source of synonymy) Periquesta canariensis Brito & Núñez, 2002 accepted as Levinsenia canariensis (Brito & Núñez, 2002) (new combination reference) Questa fijiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 (original description) Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 (original description) Questidae Hartman, 1966 accepted as Questinae Hartman, 1966 (status source)
Mana Island for Questa fijiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007
Oahu Island for Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007
Paratype USNM 1104646, 1104647, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007
Nontype SMNH 93174, geounit Hainan, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype P 0281, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype P 0282, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Holotype ZMH P-24693, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24694a, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24694b, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24695a, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24695b, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24696, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24697, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24698, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24699, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24700, geounit Hawaii, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Nontype ZMH P-24703, geounit Hainan, identified as Questa retrospermatica Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Holotype ZMH P-24705, geounit Fiji Islands, identified as Questa fijiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24706, geounit Fiji Islands, identified as Questa fijiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24707, geounit Fiji Islands, identified as Questa fijiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Nontype ZMH P-24708, geounit Lord Howe Island, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24709, geounit Lord Howe Island, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713a, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713b, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713c, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713d, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713e, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713f, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713g, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713h, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713i-j, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713k-l, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Nontype ZMH P-24713m, geounit New Caledonia, identified as Questa ersei Jamieson & Webb, 1984 Holotype ZMH P-24772, geounit Hawaii, identified as Levinsenia hawaiiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24773, geounit Hawaii, identified as Levinsenia hawaiiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24774, geounit Hawaii, identified as Levinsenia hawaiiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Nontype ZMH P-24775, geounit Hawaii, identified as Levinsenia hawaiiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24782, geounit Hawaii, identified as Levinsenia hawaiiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Paratype ZMH P-24783, geounit Hawaii, identified as Levinsenia hawaiiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Nontype ZMH P-24784, geounit Hawaii, identified as Levinsenia hawaiiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Nontype ZMH P-24785, geounit Hawaii, identified as Levinsenia hawaiiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007 Classification Erected for Questa Hartman, 1966, which is a genus of superficially oligochaete-like polychaetes with diagnostic ... [details] Depth range Eulittoral and sublittoral to 31 m depth. [details] Distribution Australia: Great Barrier Reef (Queensland), Houtman Abrolhos Islands (Western Australia), and Lord Howe Island. New ... [details] Distribution Known from the type locality (Fiji Islands) [details] Distribution Hawai'i and Southern China. Possibly also New Caledonia. [details] Etymology Named for the type locality. The species epithet is adjectival for the purposes of nomenclature. [details] Etymology Named after islands of Fiji. Epithet is adjectival for nomenclature. [details] Etymology relates to sperm receptacles located further back than in all other Questa species, in ovarial segments (12–14). ... [details] Habitat Subtidal sediments, 5-75.6 m. [details] Habitat Intertidal and subtidal fine to coarse sandy sediments, sometimes organically enriched, to at least 31 m depth. [details] Habitat Fine to medium coralline sand with scattered sea grass, barely subtidal (0.5 m depth). [details] Habitat Subtidal sediments, mostly calcareous medium sand, 0-70 m depth. [details] Type locality Offshore Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai’i, USA, 21 deg 16.53’ N, 157 deg 54.21’ W (21.2755° -157.9035°), 75.6 m [details] Type locality Mana Island, near Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands, (geocoordinates unstated, gazetteer estimate -17.6833, 177.100) [details] Type locality O’ahu, Hawai’i, USA, 21 deg 16.56’ N, 157 deg 04.26’ W (21.276° -157.071°), 14.6 m [details] |