Vol. 51 No. 7, 2012

A New Euryhaline Species of the Genus Ficopomatus Southern 1921 (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from China

Shi-Chang Li, An-Tai Wang, and Li Deng*

College of Life Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518060, China

Shi-Chang Li, An-Tai Wang, and Li Deng (2012) A new species of serpulid, Ficopomatus shenzhensis sp. nov., from brackish-water and freshwater habitats of the Zhujiang River estuary shore in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China, is described.  Morphological differences between brackish-water and freshwater specimens were noted.  However, nuclear ribosomal RNA (18S rDNA) sequences of specimens from brackish-water and freshwater habitats were identical.  Morphological characters in combination with molecular evidence confirm that the present material is a new species belonging to the genus Ficopomatus Southern, 1921.

Key words: Serpulidae, Taxonomy, Ficopomatus shenzhensis sp. nov., China.

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