Vol. 63, 2024

(update: 2024.8.8)

Polychaete Worms of the Genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Taiwan, with Description of 17 New Species

Pan-Wen Hsueh*

Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Rd., Taichung city 402, Taiwan. *Correspondence: E-mail: pwhsueh@dragon.nchu.edu.tw (Hsueh)

(Received 2 August 2023 / Accepted 19 July 2023 / Published -- 2024)
Communicated by Benny K.K. Chan

A taxonomic review on the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Polychaeta, Nereididae) from Taiwan has been conducted by examining over 1000 specimens of the worms in the author's private collection and in the depository of the National Museum of Natural Science. A total of 24 species for this genus has been recognized in the present study. Of these 24 species, 17 are new to science, and they are: Perinereis daxiensis sp. nov., P. fugangensis sp. nov., P. kaomeiensis sp. nov., P. kebalanae sp. nov., P. houbihuensis sp. nov., P. hsinchuensis sp. nov., P. liuqiuensis sp. nov., P. longdongwanensis sp. nov., P. ludaoensis sp. nov., P. pangcahae sp. nov., P. pseudocultrifera sp. nov., P. qiguensis sp. nov., P. taitungensis sp. nov., P. tubicola sp. nov., P. wanlitongensis sp. nov., P. yehliuensis sp. nov., and P. yufuensis sp. nov. The presence of P. cultrifera (Grube, 1840) in Taiwan is confirmed. The remaining six are species previously reported from Taiwan, which are: Perinereis aibuhitensis (Grube, 1878), P. floridana (Ehlers, 1868), P. mictodonta (Marenzeller, 1879), P. nigropunctata (Horst, 1889), P. vancaurica (Ehlers, 1868), and P. wilsoni Glasby & Hsieh, 2006. The generic diagnosis is partially amended to include the presence of neuropodial homogomph spinigers found in the subacicular fascicle of P. longdongwanensis sp. nov. A key to Pseudonereis species reported from Taiwan is herein provided.

Key words: Biodiversity, Perinereis polychaetes, Nereidinae, Taxonomy, Taiwanese waters

Citation: Hsueh PW. 2024. Polychaete worms of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Taiwan, with description of 17 new species. Zool Stud 63:39.

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