Parapar, Julio; Aguirrezabalaga, Florencio; Moreira, Juan. (2014). First record of Longosomatidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Iceland with a worldwide review of diagnostic characters of the family. Journal of Natural History. 48(17-18): 983-998.
Parapar, Julio; Aguirrezabalaga, Florencio; Moreira, Juan
2014
First record of Longosomatidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Iceland with a worldwide review of diagnostic characters of the family
Journal of Natural History
48(17-18): 983-998
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
The family Longosomatidae Hartman, 1944 (Annelida: Polychaeta) is newly reported for Icelandic waters. The diversity, taxonomy and ecology of this poorly-known monogeneric family are reviewed based on material collected during the BIOICE project. Two species of the genus Heterospio are recorded and redescribed: Heterospio longissima Ehlers, 1874 sensu Hartman (1965) and Heterospio reducta Laubier, Picard and Ramos, 1972-73. Several body structures of high taxonomic relevance in the genus are reviewed and discussed.