Imajima, Minoru 1982. Serpulinae (polychaetous annelids) from the Palau and Yap Islands, Micronesia. Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, 23: 37-55.
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Imajima, M.
1982
Serpulinae (polychaetous annelids) from the Palau and Yap Islands, Micronesia
Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology
Serpulinae of polychaetous annelids collected from the Palau and Yap Islands, Micronesia are reported here. In the present study, 27 species, including two new species, Serpula palauense and Hvdroides bifidus, and one new subspecies Spirobranchus tricornigerus decoratus, in nine genera of Serpulinae are recognized. The distribution data are analyzed in Table 1: of the 27 recorded serpulid species from the Palau and Yap Islands, 20 or 74% are known also from southern Japan, and 18 or 66% are known also from Australia, and 15 or 55% are known from the Indian Ocean.