Syllis gracilis Grube, 1840

Salcedo, Diana L. & Solís-Weiss, Guillermo San Martín And Vivianne, 2012, The genus Syllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) in the southern Mexican Pacific, with the description of two new species and three new records, Zootaxa 3263, pp. 47-62 : 50

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.214949
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6179386
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scientific name	Syllis gracilis Grube, 1840
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Syllis gracilis Grube, 1840 View in CoL

Syllis gracilis: Monro, 1933: 30 View in CoL ; Hartman, 1968: 463, Fig. 1–4 View FIGURE 1 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 ; Imajima, 1966a: 248 –250, Fig. 49 a–k; Fauchald & Reiner, 1975: 83; Fauchald, 1977: 20 –21, Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 b; López et al., 1997: 63; San Martín, 2003: 413–416, Fig. 426–427.

Syllis (Syllis) gracilis: Gardiner, 1976: 139 View in CoL , Fig. 12 l–n; Uebelacker, 1984: 30 –106, Fig. 30–102.

Material examined. 3 specimens (CPICML PO-37-027): 1 specimen, Caleta E1B1, 16°49.797’N, 99°54.062’W, 25 May 2006, 12 m, coarse sand. 2 specimens, Caleta E1B2, 16°49.797’N, 99°54.062’W, 25 May 2006, 12 m, coarse sand.

Comparative material examined. Syllis gracilis , 7 specimens ( MNCN 16.01/11416) PANAMA: Coiba island, Chiriqui Gulf, Rosario Beach, 1.2 m. Syllis gracilis , 11 specimens ( MNCN 16.01/11412) PANAMA: Coiba island, Ensenada Maria, Chiriqui Gulf, 2 m.

Remarks. The specimens agree well with the original description of the species.

Habitat. Hard bottoms, particularly between algae, sponges and calcareous concretions. Intertidal to 300 m depth (San Martín, 2003).

Distribution. Apparently cosmopolitan, but could be a complex of species.