In the biogeographical and taxonomical literature before the 1980s there was a wide
perception that widespread, often referred to as 'cosmopolitan', species were very common …

A list of all known polychaete species reported in the primary literature is presented for the
Caribbean Sea. The most spe-cies-rich polychaete faunas are those of Cuba in the North …

Palaeoannelida Weigert and Bleidorn, 2016 is an old clade branching off at the base of the
Annelida radiation. It includes two morphologically and ecological divergent groups of …

Distribuída ao longo de uma costa que compreende mais de 37 de latitude, a fauna
brasileira de poliquetas marinhos reflete a diversidade de habitats característicos das …

The historic processes which have led to the present‐day patterns of genetic structure in the
marine coastal fauna of the Northeast Atlantic are still poorly understood. While tectonic …

El Pacífico oriental tropical incluye las provincias biogeográficas de Cortez, Mexicana y
Panameña; limita al norte con Bahía Magdalena (24 37'N: 112 09'O), México, y al sur con …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate seascape biodiversity patterns along the
Mediterranean and the Black Sea through the study of the benthic polychaete biogeography …

Abstract Background Polychaetes assigned as Scoloplos armiger (Orbiniidae) show a
cosmopolitan distribution and have been encountered in all zoogeographic regions. Sibling …

Two new species of Owenia are erected from the northern part of the North Atlantic. Owenia
borealis sp. nov. was found in regions influenced by Atlantic waters at depths from 41 to …

Populations of Owenia from various localities around Australia were examined in detail and
a large number of measurements were made on several individuals from each location …