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A new species of Sphaerosyllis (Annelida: Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Cuba, with a list of syllids from the Guanahacabibes Biosphere Reserve (Cuba)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

Patricia Álvarez*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología (Zoología), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Guillermo San Martín
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología (Zoología), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P. Álvarez, Departamento de Biología (Zoología), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain email: patricia.alvarez@uam.es

Abstract

Sphaerosyllis sandrae sp. nov. (Annelida: Polychaeta: Syllidae) is described as a new species from shallow sandy bottoms off Guanahacabibes Biosphere Reserve (Cuba). Thirteen more syllid species belonging to nine genera (Exogone, Myrianida, Opisthosyllis, Parexogone, Plakosyllis, Salvatoria, Syllides, Sphaerosyllis and Syllis) have been found from algal and sand bottom samples from the same area; four species that belong to the genera Myrianida, Syllides and Parexogone are only identified at the generic level.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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