San Martín, Guillermo; Álvarez-Campos, Patricia; Aguado, María Teresa. (2013). The genus Branchiosyllis Ehlers, 1887 (Annelida, Syllidae, Syllinae) from off the American coasts, with the description of a new species from Venezuela. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 8(3): 166-179.
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San Martín, Guillermo; Álvarez-Campos, Patricia; Aguado, María Teresa
2013
The genus <i>Branchiosyllis</i> Ehlers, 1887 (Annelida, Syllidae, Syllinae) from off the American coasts, with the description of a new species from Venezuela
A revision of the genus Branchiosyllis from the American coasts is presented. A new species from Venezuelan coast is described, the new species, differing from all other species of the genus by having a laterally compressed body, striking colour pattern, and the presence of well-developed branchiae. Specimens of B. oculata Ehlers, 1887, from Cuba, B. lamellifera Verrill, 1900, from Venezuela and B. pacifica Rioja, 1941, from Panamá are characterized herein; B. salazari Ruiz-Ramírez & Harris, 2008, is reported for the first time for Venezuela. Finally, a key to all the known species of the genus is provided.
