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Snowflakes and feather-dusters — some challenges for soft-bottom fanworm systematics

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Advances in Polychaete Research

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 170))

Abstract

The present study highlights paraphyly within traditional soft-bottom sabellin fanworm taxa. Two forms of the sabellid radiolar crown are recognised. The ‘snowflake’ crown style comprises three pairs of radioles only, with few pinnules alternating along the length of the radioles and longest mid-radiole. The ‘feather-duster’ crown style comprises few to many pairs of radioles, with numerous paired pinnules of relatively even length. Cladistic analyses revealed two new groups, whose respective members were assigned previously to Euchone and Jasmineira. These are pending revision and naming. Phylogenetic nomenclature is proposed as a more informative alternative to traditional Linnean nomenclature.

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  1. Icelandic Institute and Museum of Natural History, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Elín Sigvaldadóttir  & Guðmundur Guðmundsson  & 

  2. National Museum of Wales, Cardifff, Wales, UK

    Andrew S. Y. Mackie

  3. Institute of Biology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Guðmundur V. Helgason  & Jörundur Svavarsson  & 

  4. Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, USA

    Donald J. Reish

  5. Marine Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Sigmar A. Steingrímsson

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Cochrane, S.J. (2003). Snowflakes and feather-dusters — some challenges for soft-bottom fanworm systematics. In: Sigvaldadóttir, E., et al. Advances in Polychaete Research. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 170. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0655-1_6

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