Microphthalmus Mecznikov, 1865

Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, Zootaxa 3943 (1), pp. 1-172 : 44

Genus Microphthalmus Mecznikov, 1865

Microphthalmus aberrans Webster & Benedict, 1887

DISTRIBUTION: CA.

LITERATURE RECORDS: Cognetti-Varriale & Zunarelli-Vandini 1978; Sordino 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Castelli et al. 2008.

REMARKS: According to Riser (2000) M. aberrans is not present in European waters and most of the previous North European records of that species correspond to M. pettiboneae Riser, 2000 . The Adriatic specimens of M. aberrans may also refer to this latter species or to an undescribed species.

Microphthalmus similis Bobretzky, 1870

DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA.

LITERATURE RECORDS: Banse 1959, 1970; Katzmann 1972; Sordino 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Castelli et al. 2008.