Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the ... - Senckenberg
Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the ... - Senckenberg
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<strong>Annotated</strong> <strong>checklist</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>polychaete</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Arabian Seas 27<br />
Scyphoproctus djiboutiensis Gravier, 1904<br />
Scyphoproctus djiboutiensis Gravier, 1904 b: 557. Type locality/origin: “récifs du Pingouin et du Météore, dans la baie de<br />
Djibouti” (Djibouti, Gulf <strong>of</strong> Aden).<br />
Scyphoproctus djiboutiensis. — GRAVIER 1905 b: 92.<br />
Scyphoproctus djiboutiensis. — GRAVIER 1906 d: 181.<br />
° Scyphoproctus djiboutiensis. — HARTMAN 1959: 447.<br />
Scyphoproctus djiboutiensis. — HARTMAN 1974 b: 628.<br />
Regional distribution: Gulf <strong>of</strong> Aden.<br />
Remarks: HARTMAN (1959, 1974 b) mentioned <strong>the</strong> Red Sea as type locality, but as indicated<br />
in <strong>the</strong> introduction, <strong>the</strong> <strong>species</strong> was described from specimens collected in <strong>the</strong> Gulf <strong>of</strong> Aden.<br />
Scyphoproctus steinitzii Day, 1965<br />
Scyphoproctus steinitzii Day, 1965: 24. Type locality/origin: Entedebir Island (Eritrea, Red Sea).<br />
° Scyphoproctus steinitzii. — HARTMAN 1965 a: 66.<br />
Scyphoproctus steinitzi. — FISHELSON 1971: 119.<br />
Scyphoproctus steinitzii. — BEN-ELIAHU 1976 b: 144.<br />
? Scyphoproctus steinitzii. — BEN-ELIAHU & SAFRIEL 1982: 389.<br />
Scyphoproctus steinitzii. — AMOUREUX 1983 c: 369.<br />
Regional distribution: Red Sea.<br />
Undecimastus sinaiticus Amoureux, 1983<br />
Undecimastus sinaiticus Amoureux, 1983 a: 728. Type locality/origin: “plage de El Hamira” (Egypt, Red Sea).<br />
Undecimastus sinaiticus. — AMOUREUX 1983 b: 254.<br />
Regional distribution: Red Sea.<br />
Remarks: Endemic <strong>species</strong>.<br />
Family Chaetopteridae Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 c<br />
Chaetopterus variopedatus (Renier, 1804)<br />
Tricoelia variopedata Renier, 1804. Type locality/origin: Italy (Mediterranean Sea).<br />
Chaetopterus variopedatus. — GRAVIER 1905 b: 92.<br />
Chaetopterus variopedatus var. djiboutiensis Gravier, 1906 d: 186. Type locality/origin: “Récif du Météore” (Djibouti, Gulf<br />
<strong>of</strong> Aden).<br />
Chaetopterus variopedatus. — FAUVEL 1919 b: 446.<br />
Chaetopterus variopedatus. — FAUVEL 1957: 7.<br />
° Chaetopterus variopedatus. — HARTMAN 1959: 396.<br />
Chaetopterus variopedatus. — MOHAMMAD 1972 b: 558.<br />
Chaetopterus variopedatus. — HARTMAN 1974 b: 625.<br />
Regional distribution: Red Sea, Gulf <strong>of</strong> Aden, Arabian Gulf.<br />
Remarks: The <strong>species</strong> is known to have a cosmopolitan distribution, but its taxonomy is as<br />
yet unclear. According to PETERSEN (1984 a, 1984 b), it might be a <strong>species</strong>-complex. Moreover, it<br />
seems that <strong>the</strong> name C. variopedatus is not available. The work by RENIER (1804) is listed in <strong>the</strong><br />
Official Index <strong>of</strong> rejected or invalid works in zoological nomenclature (MELVILLE & SMITH 1987).<br />
MELVILLE (1983) made an application to <strong>the</strong> International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature<br />
to keep <strong>the</strong> name available but, according to Petersen (pers. comm.), <strong>the</strong> name has not<br />
been conserved and <strong>the</strong> case is still on hold. Since C. variopedatus is a very common name and <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>species</strong> is also subject to various ecological research programmes, it seems reasonable to us to use<br />
<strong>the</strong> name C. variopedatus for <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> this <strong>checklist</strong>.
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