Sabellaria Lamarck, 1812: 96
Kirtley, 1994: 45–46
Nishi et al., 2010: 7
Capa et al., 2012: 268–269
3306
Hutchings, Pat
Capa, María
Peart, Rachael
Zootaxa
2012
2012-05-09
3306
1
60
Nishi et al., 2010: 7
Capa et al., 2012: 268–269
84TCB
Lamarck, 1812
Lamarck
1812
[151,470,1051,1078]
Polychaeta
Sabellariidae
Sabellaria
CoL
Animalia
Terebellida
35
36
Annelida
genus
Sabellaria Lamarck, 1812: 96; Kirtley, 1994: 45–46; Nishi et al., 2010: 7; Capaet al., 2012: 268–269.
Typespecies. Sabella alveolata Linnaeus, 1767, by monotypy. Typelocality. Europe, Hartman (1959).
Diagnosis.Operculum completely divided in two symmetrical lobes, inner paleae arranged in two rows (with mid and inner paleae) and three parathoracic segments.
Remarks.The monophyly of Sabellariahas not being assessed in the phylogenetic analysis undertaken by Capaet al. (2012)and the above diagnosis includes characters that are shared by all species in the genus. The total number of species of Sabellariadescribed to date (including those in Nishi et al. 2010, Santos et al. 2011and herein) are 39. Features such as the shape and ornamentation of paleae and nuchal spines (as in Nishi et al. 2010, Santos et al. 2011) together with some others have been used for the comparison of the species herein (Table 4). According to Kirtley (1994), all species within the genus are gregarious and capable of forming large colonies and reefs along shores where suitable hydrodynamic and sedimentary conditions occur but the new species described below are known from only a few solitary individuals. First record of the genus in Australian waters.