The current state of Eunicida (Annelida) systematics and biodiversity

J Zanol, LF Carrera-Parra, TM Steiner, ACZ Amaral… - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, we analyze the current state of knowledge on extant Eunicida systematics,
morphology, feeding, life history, habitat, ecology, distribution patterns, local diversity and …

[PDF][PDF] Unveiling a surprising diversity of the genus Diopatra Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 (Annelida: Onuphidae) in the Macaronesian region (eastern North …

H Paxton, A Arias - Zootaxa, 2017 - researchgate.net
This study reviews previous records and reports on newly sampled species of the genus
Diopatra from Macaronesia, a region comprising five volcanic archipelagos in the eastern …

Non-indigenous species (NIS) of polychaetes (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of the Iberian Peninsula: an annotated checklist

E López, A Richter - Helgoland Marine Research, 2017 - Springer
This study provides an updated catalogue of non-indigenous species (NIS) of polychaetes
reported from the continental coasts of the Iberian Peninsula based on the available …

Moonshine worms (Diopatra aciculata: Onuphidae, Annelida) in the Knysna Estuary, South Africa; taxonomy and distribution

H Van Rensburg, CA Matthee… - Journal of the Marine …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Moonshine worms are a popular bait species used for fishing. The taxon was not detected
during surveys of the macrobenthos conducted in Knysna in the 1940s and 1990s, and was …

Redescription and biology of Diopatra neapolitana (Annelida: Onuphidae), a protandric hermaphrodite with external spermaducal papillae

A Arias, H Paxton, N Budaeva - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2016 - Elsevier
A one-year study of the reproductive biology of a population of Diopatra neapolitana at
Villaviciosa estuary, northern Spain, was undertaken. Field observations together with a …

The cryptogenic bait worm Diopatra biscayensis Fauchald et al., 2012 (Annelida: Onuphidae)–Revisiting its history, biology and ecology

A Arias, H Paxton - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The polychaetous annelid Diopatra biscayensis Fauchald et al., 2012 was recently
described from the Atlantic coast of France. It has been the subject of a plethora of …

Population structure and spread of the polychaete Diopatra biscayensis along the French Atlantic coast: Human-assisted transport by-passes larval dispersal

SA Woodin, DS Wethey, SF Dubois - Marine environmental research, 2014 - Elsevier
Intertidal populations of the ecosystem engineering polychaete, Diopatra biscayensis, were
analyzed on the French Atlantic coast for three years with individual size estimated from tube …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the density patterns of the polychaete Diopatra neapolitana and its relationship with environmental factors in the NW Spain

D Escobar-Ortega, N Fernández, G Casal… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
To understand the density patterns of the tube-forming polychaete Diopatra neapolitana and
their relationship with environmental factors, an extensive sampling was conducted in an …

Polychaete diversity in Tunisian waters as of 2021: An update with special emphasis on Non-Indigenous species

R Ayari-Kliti, A Bakalem, A Fersi… - Mediterranean …, 2022 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
The last inventory of Tunisian polychaetes diversity by Ayari et al.(2009) is updated. New
records were acquired from the literature and from the current study concerning species …

First record of Mercenaria mercenaria (Bivalvia: Veneridae) and Ensis directus (Bivalvia: Pharidae) on Bay of Biscay, Iberian Peninsula

A Arias, N Anadón - Journal of Shellfish Research, 2012 - BioOne
We present the first record of two nonnative Bivalvia species originally from North America,
Mercenaria mercenaria and Ensis directus, in the waters of the Iberian Peninsula (southwest …