Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist Author Faulwetter, Sarah Author Simboura, Nomiki Author Katsiaras, Nikolaos Author Chatzigeorgiou, Giorgos Author Arvanitidis, Christos text Biodiversity Data Journal 2017 5 20997 20997 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e20997 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e20997 1314-2828--20997 Kirkegaardia tesselata (Hartman, 1960) Monticellina tesselata (Hartman, 1960) Notes Questionable status. Reported from Greece by Koulouri et al. (2015) . In the Mediterranean also reported from Spain ( Desbruyeres et al. 1973 ) and Turkey ( Cinar et al. 2014 ). Cinar (2005) reports morphological differences in chaetal features between specimens from Cyprus and the original description of Kirkegaardia tesselata , concluding that the material might belong to an undescribed species. Blake (2016) , having examined a specimen of Kirkegaardia from France, refers this specimen and the literature references of Monticellina tesselata by Cinar et al. (2014) and Cinar (2005) to an undescribed Kirkegaardia species ( Kirkegaardia sp. A). He restricts the distribution of Kirkegaardia tesselata to California. Greek specimens possibly do not belong to Kirkegaardia tesselata but the material would require re-examination to confirm its identity.