Identification key to Nephtyidae (Annelida) of the Sea of Okhotsk

By

Alalykina, Inna
Dnestrovskaya, Nataliya
Jirkov, Igor

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

684

Pages

1-18

Subjects

Aglaophamus , Micronephthys , Nephtys , north-western Pacific , Polychaeta

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.684.12180

 

Abstract

Currently, 15 species of Nephtyidae (Annelida) are known from the Sea of Okhotsk (north-western Pacific). A new user-friendly identification key is presented with a brief description for each species. The taxonomic positions of three closely related species, Nephtys brachycephala Moore, 1903, N. schmitti Hartman, 1938 and N. paradoxa Malm, 1874, are revised. The distributions of two species, Nephtys discors Ehlers, 1968 and N. assignis Hartman, 1950, are discussed.