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Polychaeta: Onuphidae) Based Upon Type Material Revision of Onuphis, Nothria, and Paradiopatra (Polychaeta: Onuphidae) Based upon Type Material KRISTIAN FAUCHALD i SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY • NUMBER 356 SERIES PUBLICATIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Emphasis upon publication as a means of "diffusing knowledge" was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry outlined a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge." This theme of basic research has been adhered to through the years by thousands of titles issued in series publications under the Smithsonian imprint, commencing with Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge in 1848 and continuing with the following active series: Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics Smithsonian Contributions to Botany Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology In these series, the Institution publishes small papers and full-scale monographs that report the research and collections of its various museums and bureaux or of professional colleagues in the world of science and scholarship. The publications are distributed by mailing lists to libraries, universities, and similar institutions throughout the world. Papers or monographs submitted for series publication are received by the Smithsonian Institution Press, subject to its own review for format and style, only through departments of the various Smithsonian museums or bureaux, where the manuscripts are given substantive review. Press requirements for manuscript and art preparation are outlined on the inside back cover. S. Dillon Ripley Secretary Smithsonian Institution SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY • NUMBER 356 Revision of Onuphis, Nothria, and Paradiopatra (Polychaeta: Onuphidae) Based upon Type Material Kristian Fauchald SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS City of Washington 1982 ABSTRACT Fauchald, Kristian. Revision of Onuphis, Nothria, and Paradiopatra (Polychaeta: (Onuphidae) Based upon Type Material. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 356, 109 pages, 28 figures, 34 tables, 1982.—A revision of type material of species named in, or assigned to, Onuphis, Nothria, and Paradiopatra has lead to the recognition of three new genera in addition to the ones previously named for the group. An evaluation of the variability of various morphological features used as taxonomic characters is also given. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DATE is handstamped in a limited number of initial copies and is recorded in the Institution's annual report, Smithsonian Year. SERIES COVER DESIGN: The coral Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus). Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Fauchald, Kristian. Revision of Onuphis, Nothria, and Paradiopatra (Polychaeta—Onuphidae) based upon type material. (Smithsonian contributions to zoology ; no. 356) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Onuphidae—Classificaton. 2. Type specimens (Natural history) 3. Annelida—Classifica- tion. I. Title. II. Series. QL1.S54 no. 356 591s [595.1'47] 82-3251 [QL391.A6] AACR2 Contents Page Introduction 1 Acknowledgments 2 Brief Historical Review 2 Notes on Some Morphological Features 3 The Onuphis-Nothria-Paradiopatra Complex 7 Key to the Genera of the Complex 10 Kinbergonuphis, new genus 10 Key to the Species of Kinbergonuphis 11 Kinbergonuphis tenuis (Hansen, 1882), new combination 13 Kinbergonuphis abyssalis (Fauchald, 1968), new combination 14 Kinbergonuphis arctica (Annenkova, 1946), new combination 15 Kinbergonuphis atlantisa (Hartman, 1965), new combination 16 Kinbergonuphis cedroensis (Fauchald, 1968), new combination 16 Kinbergonuphis difficilis (Fauchald, 1982), new combination 18 Kinbergonuphis dorsalis (Ehlers, 1897), new combination 18 Kinbergonuphis fragiUs (Kinberg, 1865), new combination 19 Kinbergonuphis geminata (Fauchald, 1980), new combination 20 Kinbergonuphis gorgonensis (Monroe, 1933), new combination 21 Kinbergonuphis heterouncinata (Hartmann-Schroder, 1965), new com- bination 21 Kinbergonuphis investigatoris (Fauvel, 1932), new combination 22 Kinbergonuphis jenneri (Gardiner, 1976), new combination 22 Kinbergonuphis lineata (Fauchald, 1980), new combination 23 Kinbergonuphis microcephala (Hartman, 1944), new combination ... 24 Kinbergonuphis mixta (Fauchald and Hancock, 1981), new com- bination 24 Kinbergonuphis multidentata (Hartmann-Schroder, 1960), new com- bination 25 Kinbergonuphis nannognathus (Chamberlin, 1919), new combination 25 Kinbergonuphis notialis (Monro, 1930), new combination 26 Kinbergonuphis oligobranchiata (Orensanz, 1974), new combination . 26 Kinbergonuphis orensanzi (Fauchald, 1982), new combination 27 Kinbergonuphis paradiopatra (Hartman, 1944), new status, new com- bination 28 Kinbergonuphis pigmentata (Fauchald, 1968), new combination 28 Kinbergonuphis proalopus (Chamberlin, 1919), new combination .. 29 Kinbergonuphis pseudodibranchiata (Gallardo, 1968), new combina- tion 31 Kinbergonuphis pulchra (Fauchald, 1980), new combination 31 Kinbergonuphis pygidialis (Fauchald, 1968), new combination 31 iii IV SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY Kinbergonuphis rubrescens (Augener, 1906), new combination 32 Kinbergonuphis simoni (Santos, Day, and Rice, 1981), new com- bination 32 Kinbergonuphis taeniata (Paxton, 1979), new combination 34 Kinbergonuphis tenuisetis (Mclntosh, 1885), new combination 35 Kinbergonuphis vermillionensis (Fauchald, 1968), new combination 35 Kinbergonuphis virgata (Fauchald, 1980), new combination 36 Onuphis Audouin and Milne Edwards, 1833, emended 36 Key to the Species of Onuphis 37 Onuphis eremita Audouin and Milne Edwards, 1833 39 Onuphis eremita oculata Hartman, 1951 40 Onuphis eremita parva Berkeley and Berkeley, 1941 41 Onuphis acapulcensis Rioja, 1944 41 Onuphis aucklandensis Augener, 1924 42 Onuphis basipicta Willey, 1905 43 Onuphis branchiata Treadwell, 1931 44 Onuphis chinensis Uschakov and Wu, 1962 44 Onuphis dibranchiata Willey, 1905 44 Onuphis elegans (Johnson, 1901) 45 Onuphis farallonensis Hobson, 1971 45 Onuphis fukianensis Uschakov and Wu, 1962 47 Onuphis geophiliformis (Moore, 1903), new combination 47 Onuphis holobranchiata Marenzeller, 1879 48 Onuphis iridescens (Johnson, 1901) 49 Onuphis mexicana (Fauchald, 1968), new combination 49 Onuphis opalina (Verrill, 1873) 50 Onuphis pallida (Moore, 1911), new combination 51 Onuphis rullieriana (Amoureux, 1977), new combination 51 Onuphis shirikishinaiensis (Imajima, 1960), new combination 53 Onuphis similis (Fauchald, 1968), new combination 53 Onuphis vexillaria Moore, 1911 54 Onuphis vibex (Fauchald, 1972), new combination 55 Mooreonuphis, new genus 55 Key to the Species of Mooreonuphis 56 Mooreonuphis nebulosa (Moore, 1911), new combination 56 Mooreonuphis cirrata (Hartman, 1944), new combination 58 Mooreonuphis dangrigae (Fauchald, 1980), new combination 58 Mooreonuphis guadalupensis (Fauchald, 1968), new combination .... 59 Mooreonuphis intermedia (Kinberg, 1865), new combination 60 Mooreonuphis litoralis (Monro, 1933), new combination 60 Mooreonuphis microbranchiata (Fauchald, 1968), new combination .. 61 Mooreonuphis pallidula (Hartman, 1965), new combination 62 Mooreonuphis peruana (Hartman, 1944), new combination 62 Mooreonuphis stigmatis (Treadwell, 1922), new combination 63 Mooreonuphis veleronis (Fauchald, 1980), new combination 63 Sarsonuphis, new genus 64 Key to the Species of Sarsonuphis 65 NUMBER 356 Sarsonuphis quadricuspis (M. Sars, 1872), new combination 66 Sarsonuphis armandi (Mclntosh, 1885), new combination 68 Sarsonuphis bihanica (Intes and Le Loeuff, 1975), new combination 68 Sarsonuphis ehlersi (Mclntosh, 1885), new combination 70 Sarsonuphis fiordica (Fauchald, 1974), new combination 70 Sarsonuphis fragosa (Ehlers, 1887), new combination 70 Sarsonuphis furcatoseta (Monro, 1937), new combination 72 Sarsonuphis hartmanae (Kirkegaard, 1980), new combination 73 Sarsonuphis hispanica (Amoureux, 1972), new combination 74 Sarsonuphis iberica (Hartmann-Schroder, 1975), new combination . 74 Sarsonuphis lepta (Chamberlin, 1919), new combination 75 Sarsonuphis litabranchia (Chamberlin, 1919), new combination — 75 Sarsonuphis pachyctmema (Chamberlin, 1919), new combination .... 75 Sarsonuphis papillata (Kucheruk, 1979), new combination 76 Sarsonuphis parva (Moore, 1911), new combination 76 Sarsonuphis paucibranchis (Ehlers, 1908), new combination 77 Sarsonuphis pauli (Annenkova, 1952), new combination 78 Sarsonuphis socia (Chamberlin, 1919), new combination 78 Sarsonuphis striata (Uschakov, 1950), new combination 78 Sarsonuphis willemoesii (Mclntosh, 1885), new combination 79 Paradiopatra Ehlers, 1887, emended 79 Key to the Species of Paradiopatra 80 Paradiopatra glutinatrix Ehlers, 1887, new combination 81 Paradiopatra abranchiata (Mclntosh, 1885), new combination 81 Paradiopatra abyssia (Kucheruk, 1978), new combination 83 Paradiopatra africana (Augener, 1918), new combination 83 Paradiopatra cirrobranchiata (Moore, 1903), new combination 83 Paradiopatra cobra (Chamberlin, 1919), new combination 84 Paradiopatra crassisetosa (Chamberlin, 1919), new combination 85 Paradiopatra hiatidentata (Moore, 1911), new combination 85 Paradiopatra pourtalesii (Ehlers, 1879) 86 Paradiopatra pycnobranchiata
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