Brevicirrosyllis weismanni ( Langerhans, 1879 )

Núñez, Jorge & Martín, Guillermo San, 2024, Syllidae Grube, 1850 (Annelida) from Conception, Amanay and Banquete Banks off Canary Islands, with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 5477 (1), pp. 43-65 : 47

Brevicirrosyllis weismanni ( Langerhans, 1879)

Pionosyllis weismanni Langerhans, 1879: 546 , pl. 32 fig. 11; Campoy 1982: 337, pl. 27, a–i; San Martín 2003: 70, fig. 24. Brevicirrosyllis weismanni . San Martín, López & Aguado 2009: 1469.

Material examined. INFUECO stations: BC1 0710, 1 specimen, 109 m depth; BC2 0710, 2 specimens, 129 m depth; BC4 0710, 1 specimen, 85 m depth; BC7 0710, 1 specimen, 270 m depth; BC8 0710, 1 specimen, 87 m depth; BC9 0710, 17 specimens, 132 m depth; BC10 0710, 6 specimens, 219 m depth; BC2 0611, 4 specimens, 73 m depth; BC3 0611, 2 specimens, 80 m depth; BC5 0611, 9 specimens, 162 m depth; BC8 0611, 3 specimens, 235 m depth; BC9 0611, 1 specimen, 121 m depth.

Remarks. This species could constitute a complex of species ( San Martín et al. 2009).The species was previously recorded in the Canary Islands as Pionosyllis weissmanni ( Núñez & San Martín 1996; Núñez et al. 2005).

Habitat. Hard and sandy substrates, from the intertidal zone to depths of more than 200 m. In the samples studied the maximum depth was 270 m.

Distribution. Amphi-Atlantic species, from the British Isles to Cape Verde, Gulf of Mexico, Cuba.Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea ( San Martín et al. 2009).