Nephtyidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from São Paulo State, Brazil, including a new record for the Brazilian coast

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Abstract

In the present study, four species of Nephtyidae, Aglaophamus juvenalis (Kinberg 1866), Nephtys acrochaeta Hartman 1950, Nephtys californiensis Hartman 1938 and Nephtys squamosa Ehlers 1887, were found from the intertidal zone to the shallow sublittoral (<50 m) off São Paulo, Brazil, during the program BIOTA/FAPESP Marine Benthos. Descriptions and notes on each of them are provided. Nephtys californiensis is a new record for the Brazilian coast. Keys to genera and species of Nephtyidae recorded from Brazil are given.Neste estudo, quatro espécies de Nephtyidae: Aglaophamus juvenalis (Kinberg 1866), Nephtys acrochaeta Hartman 1950, Nephtys californiensis Hartman 1938 e Nephtys squamosa Ehlers 1887 foram coletadas desde a região entremarés até o sublitoral raso (<50 m) da costa de São Paulo, Brasil, durante o Programa BIOTA/FAPESP Bentos Marinho. Descrições e comentários são fornecidos para cada uma delas. Nephtys californiensis é um novo registro para a costa brasileira. Chaves para gêneros e espécies de Nephtyidae registrados no Brasil são fornecidas.

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Rizzo, A. E., & Amaral, A. C. Z. (2007). Nephtyidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from São Paulo State, Brazil, including a new record for the Brazilian coast. Biota Neotropica, 7(3), 253–263. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1676-06032007000300028

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