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Issue: Vol. 3872 No. 5: 13 Oct. 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-10-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3872.5.5
Page range: 513–540
Abstract views: 66
PDF downloaded: 2

One new species of Micronephthys Friedrich, 1939 and one new species of
Nephtys Cuvier, 1817 (Polychaeta: Phyllodocida: Nephtyidae)
from eastern Australia with notes on Aglaophamus australiensis (Fauchald, 1965) and a key to all Australian species

School of the Environment, University of Technology, Sydney NSW, Australia
School of the Environment, University of Technology, Sydney NSW, Australia
Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney NSW, Australia
Polychaeta New South Wales taxonomy Nephtys Micronephthys

Abstract

There are currently over 130 described species of Nephtyidae worldwide, with 18 species known from Australian waters belonging to four genera. Two new species are described, Micronephthys derupeli n. sp., and Nephtys triangula n. sp., from Eastern Australia. Descriptions are provided for all species examined. Comments are given about the recent transfer of Nephtys australiensis to Aglaophamus. A key to all Australian species of nephtyids is provided.