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Branchiomma bairdi: a Caribbean hermaphrodite fan worm in the south-eastern Gulf of California (Polychaeta: Sabellidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2009

María Ana Tovar-Hernández ,
Nuria Méndez  and
José Salgado-Barragán
María Ana Tovar-Hernández*
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Invertebrados Bentónicos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Calzada Joel Montes Camarena S/N, 82000 Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
Nuria Méndez
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Invertebrados Bentónicos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Calzada Joel Montes Camarena S/N, 82000 Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
José Salgado-Barragán
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Invertebrados Bentónicos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Calzada Joel Montes Camarena S/N, 82000 Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
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Correspondence should be addressed to: M.A. Tovar-Hernández, Laboratorio de Invertebrados Bentónicos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Calzada Joel Montes Camarena S/N, 82000 Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México email: maria_ana_tovar@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Branchiomma bairdi, a fouling non-indigenous sabellid polychaete has been detected in the south-eastern Gulf of California, representing the first record in the eastern tropical Pacific, as its original distribution is the Caribbean Sea. The species was commonly found as isolated specimens but small aggregates with 4–12 individuals were also found on floating docks, on dock pilings, buoys and on hulls of vessels in the port of Mazatlán. Branchiomma bairdi is a simultaneous hermaphrodite with male and female gametes developing separately in the same segments. The sperm morphology suggests that the species is a free-spawner with external fertilization (ect-aquasperm type). A complete diagnosis is provided and a discussion about its systematics, reproduction and ecology is included.

Keywords

SabellidaePolychaetaBranchiomma bairdifoulingreproductionhermaphrodites
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e43
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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