Genus Syllis Lamarck, 1818

Syllis Lamarck, 1818: 318 .— San Martín, 1992: 168 –170; 2003: 336–341. Type species. Syllis monilaris Lamarck, 1818

Remarks. Syllis is one of the taxonomically most difficult genera within the Syllidae due to the high diversity, lack of detailed descriptions and confusion in the generic nomenclature (San Martín, 1992). The genus currently comprises more than 130 species and is not homogeneous (San Martín, 2003), so further revisions are necessary. Following other authors (San Martín, 1984, 1992, 2003; Licher, 1999), subgenera are not accepted herein and Typosyllis is considered a synonym of Syllis (San Martín, 2003) .