Document of bibliographic reference 282392

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Bibliographic resource

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Journal article

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AS

Title

A catalogue of the scaleworm genus Lepidonotus (Polynoidae, Polychaeta) from South America, with two new records for Brazilian waters

Abstract

The genus Lepidonotus is the largest in number of species within the Polynoidae, with more than 70 described species and subspecies. A catalogue of 18 nominal species and subspecies of Lepidonotus from South America is provided, with valid names, synonyms and original citations. Redescriptions and illustrations of two species based on new specimens collected along the littoral of the State of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil are included. Lepidonotus carinulatus and Lepidonotus natalensis are reported for the first time for Brazilian waters. A comparative table of characters for all reported species and subspecies of Lepidonotus from South America is provided.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000364452100002

Bibliographic citation

De Assis, J.E.; de Brito, R.J.; Christoffersen, M.L.; de Souza, J.R.B. (2015). A catalogue of the scaleworm genus Lepidonotus (Polynoidae, Polychaeta) from South America, with two new records for Brazilian waters. ZooKeys 533(533): 63-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.533.6184

Topic

Marine

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true

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open access

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true