Review of the capitellidae (annelida, polychaeta) from the eastern tropical pacific region, with notes on selected species

Abstract

Te main objective of this work is to contribute to the taxonomic knowledge of the species of Capitellidae reported for the Eastern Tropical Pacifc. Tis catalogue includes the original name of each species, new names, synonymies, type localities, the museum or institution where the type material is deposited, revision of the material reported for the region by diferent authors, new examined material, previous reports from other regions of the world, and comments on systematics and distributions. Te catalogue lists 43 species in 19 genera. Of these, 6 species were erroneously recorded for the region (Decamastus gracilis Hart-man, 1963; D. nudus Tomassin, 1970; Mastobranchus variabilis Edwing, 1984; Notomastus aberans D a y, 1957; N. americanus Day, 1973; N. latericeus Sars, 1851) and 5 species are found here to be questionable records for the Eastern Tropical Pacifc (Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780); Dasybranchus glabrus Moore, 1909; D. lumbricoides Grube, 1878; Notomastus lineatus Claparede, 1870 and N. tenuis Moore, 1909). © M.E. Garcia-Garza, J.A. De Leon-Gonzalez.