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

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 M...

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Main Authors: Inna L. Alalykina, Nataliya Yu. Dnestrovskaya, Igor A. Jirkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12180
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spelling doaj-162541ea45cd4ac6be43bab558db9a0d2020-11-25T00:23:32ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702017-07-0168411810.3897/zookeys.684.1218012180Identification key to Nephtyidae (Annelida) of the Sea of OkhotskInna L. Alalykina0Nataliya Yu. Dnestrovskaya1Igor A. Jirkov2Russian Academy of SciencesLomonosov Moscow State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State University 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. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12180
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Identification key to Nephtyidae (Annelida) of the Sea of Okhotsk
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Igor A. Jirkov
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title Identification key to Nephtyidae (Annelida) of the Sea of Okhotsk
title_short Identification key to Nephtyidae (Annelida) of the Sea of Okhotsk
title_full Identification key to Nephtyidae (Annelida) of the Sea of Okhotsk
title_fullStr Identification key to Nephtyidae (Annelida) of the Sea of Okhotsk
title_full_unstemmed Identification key to Nephtyidae (Annelida) of the Sea of Okhotsk
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description 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.
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