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Family Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1866<br />

<strong>Annotated</strong> <strong>checklist</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>polychaete</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Arabian Seas 17<br />

Ampharete acutifrons (Grube, 1860)<br />

Amphicteis acutifrons Grube, 1860: 109. Type locality/origin: “Aus dem Meere von Grönland” (Greenland, N Atlantic,<br />

Artic Ocean).<br />

Ampharete acutifrons. — KISELEVA 1971: 68.<br />

° Ampharete acutifrons. — HOLTHE 1986: 86.<br />

Regional distribution: Red Sea.<br />

Amphicteis gunneri (Sars, 1835)<br />

Amphitrite gunneri Sars, 1835: 50. Type locality/origin: Norway (NE Atlantic).<br />

Amphicteis gunneri. — FAUVEL 1932: 216.<br />

Amphicteis gunneri. — MONRO 1937: 313.<br />

Amphicteis gunneri. — FAUVEL 1953: 407.<br />

Amphicteis gunneri. — KISELEVA 1971: 68.<br />

Amphicteis gunneri. — AMOUREUX 1983 a: 725.<br />

° Amphicteis gunneri. — HOLTHE 1986: 88.<br />

Regional distribution: Red Sea, Gulf <strong>of</strong> Aden, Gulf <strong>of</strong> Oman.<br />

Amphicteis posterobranchiata Fauvel, 1932<br />

Amphicteis posterobranchiata Fauvel, 1932: 217. Type locality/origin: “Bay <strong>of</strong> Bengal, S. <strong>of</strong> Ceylon, Arabian Sea, W. <strong>of</strong> Cape<br />

Comorin” (India, Sri Lanka, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean).<br />

Amphicteis posterobranchiata. — FAUVEL 1953: 408.<br />

° Amphicteis posterobranchiata. — HOLTHE 1986: 90.<br />

Regional distribution: Arabian Sea.<br />

Isolda (Irana) heterobranchiata (Wesenberg-Lund, 1949)<br />

Irana heterobranchiata Wesenberg-Lund, 1949: 350. Type locality/origin: “Central part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gulf” (Arabian Gulf).<br />

Irana heterobranchiata. — HARTMAN 1974 b: 630.<br />

° Isolda (Irana) heterobranchiata. — HOLTHE 1986: 108.<br />

Regional distribution: Arabian Gulf.<br />

Remarks: Endemic <strong>species</strong>.<br />

Isolda albula Mohammad, 1971<br />

Isolda albula Mohammad, 1971: 298. Type locality/origin: Kuwait (Arabian Gulf).<br />

Regional distribution: Arabian Gulf.<br />

Remarks: HOLTHE (1986) did not recognize <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> MOHAMMAD (1971), <strong>the</strong>refore he<br />

did not list any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>species</strong> described by MOHAMMAD (Hol<strong>the</strong>, pers. comm). However, <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>species</strong> is listed in an updated internet version <strong>of</strong> HOLTHE’s (1986) work (see HOLTHE 2001).<br />

Endemic <strong>species</strong>.<br />

[?] Isolda (Isolda) pulchella F. Müller, 1858<br />

Isolda pulchella F. Müller, 1858: 219. Type locality/origin: Santa Catharina (Brasil, SW Atlantic).<br />

Isolda conf. pulchella. — KISELEVA 1971: 68.<br />

° Isolda (Isolda) pulchella. — HOLTHE 1986: 108.<br />

Regional distribution: Red Sea.<br />

Remarks: The <strong>species</strong> was only tentatively identified by KISELEVA (1971). Since it is <strong>the</strong> only<br />

record <strong>of</strong> Isolda pulchella from <strong>the</strong> region, its occurrence needs to be confirmed.

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