Hartman 1966 Polychaeta Sedentaria Antarctica Lite
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Polychaeta Myzostomidae
and Sedentaria
of Antarctica
Olga Hartman
Olga Hartman
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Tuz ADMINISTRATION
Of the Allan HancockFoundationof the Universityof Southern
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trationswere preparedby Carl Petterson.MeredithJones,United StatesNational
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments..................... vii
Characteristics
of AntarcticPolychaetes.............. 154
Bibliography....................... 155
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INTRODUCTION TO MYZOSTOMIDAE
Tug SPECIES OF MYZOSTOMIDAE consistsof small (a Expedition,1851-1852, where the type localitiesof
few mm long) aberrantpolychaetes usuallyfoundas thefirstnamedpolychaetes aregiven.Theyare'Buket
parasiteson or in crinoidor ophiuroidechinoderms.Island'and CaboVirgenes(CapeVirgin). The first
They may occurfar moreabundantly than the pub- is a namegivenby the Eugeniestaffto a small,then
lishedrecordsindicate,sincethey are easilyover- inhabited,islandin Bahia San Nicolas(San Niklas
lookedand may fall fromthehostswhendisturbed. Bay), 5315'S, 7107'W. This was first spelled
The bestrepresentedfamiliesof Sedentariaare the Buketten[Skogman,1854-1855,p. 103] and Bou-
Terebellidae,
with 41 species in 20 genera,and the quettein the Germantranslationfrom the original
Maldanidae,Sabellidae, and Serpulidae,eachwith 24 Swedish by vonEtzel [1856,p. 131]. Kinberg[1866,
speciesin 15, 12, and 14 genera,respectively.The p. 177] gaveit as Buketin the first systematic ac-
Spionidaehave22 species in 12 genera,the Flabelli- countof species, and later [Kinberg,1866,pp. 338-
geridae18 in 6, the Ampharetidae16 in 13, the 353] as Bucket;as suchit was copiedby later re-
Opheliidae15 in 5, theCirratulidae
12 in 6, andother viewers [Ehlers, 1901, p. 203]. Buket, meaning
familieshavefewerthan 10 species in variousnum- bouquet,hasbeenomittedfrom recentmapsof Chile,
bersof genera. and, according to currentresidents in Chile,thereis
Place namesherein are thoseoriginallygiven in now no inhabitedislandin the vicinityof Bahia San
the descriptionsof species,or as emendedin the Nicolas.It is likely that 'BuketIsland'is really Isla
Geographic Namesof Antarctica,Gazetteerno. 14, Sanchez, sincethis smallislandis the onlyislandin
1956. 'Antarctic Peninsula'for 'Palmer Peninsula'is Bahia San Nicolas. Cabo Virgenes, the other type
a more recentchange.Someother namessouthof localityestablished by the Eugenie,is at the eastern
50Slatitudeare givenin the accountof the Eugenie end of the Strait of Magellan.
SYSTEMATIC LIST OF MYZOSTOMIDAE
AND POLYCHAETA $EDENTARIA
Haploscoloploskerguelensis
(Mcintosh,1885) Chaetopteridae
Haploscoloploskerguelensis
minutusHartman,1953
Phylo/elix Kinberg, 1866 Chaetopterus
variopedatus(Renier, 1804)
Scoloplos(Leodamas)cirratus(Ehlers,1897) Phyllochaetopterus
socialisClaparde,1870
Scoloplos(Leodamas)marginatus(Ehlers,1897) Phyllochaetopterus
sp.
Scoloplos(Leodamas)ohlini (Ehlers,1901) Spiochaetopterus
patagonicusKinberg,1867
Scoloplos(Leodamas)tribulosus(Ehlers,1897)
Scoloplos(Leodamas)sp.
Cirratulidae
Chaetozoneandersencrisis (Augener,1932)
Paraonidae
Cirratuluscirratus (Miiller, 1776)
Aedicira belgicae(Fauvel, 1936) Cirratuluspatagonicus (Kinberg,1866)
Paraonisgracilis (Tauber, 1879) ?Cirratulussp.
Cirri/ormiafligera (delleChiaje,1828)
Cirri/ormia nasuta (Ehlers, 1897)
Spionidae Macrochaeta papillosaEhlers,1913
Tharyx cincinnatus(Ehlers, 1908)
Boccardianatrix ( SSderstrSm,
1920) Tharyx epitocaMonro, 1930
Boccardiapolybranchia(Haswell,1885) Tharyx/usi/ormisMonro, 1939
Laonice cirrata ( Sars, 1851) Tharyx sp.
MesospiomooreiGravier, 1911 Timarete antarcticus (Monro, 1930)
Nerine sp.
NerinopsishystricosaEhlers,1912
PolydoramonilarisEhlers,1905
Flabelligeridae
Polydorapaucibranchis Ehlers,1913
Polydorasocialis( Schmarda,1861) Brada gravieri Mcintosh, 1922
Polydorasp. Brada mammillataGrube, 1877
PrionospiopatagonicaAugener,1923 Brada villosa (Rathke, 1843)
PrionospiopinnataEhlers,1901 FauveliopsischallengeriaeMcintosh, 1922
Prionospiosp. Flabelligera bicolor ( Schmarda,1861)
PygospiodubiaMonro, 1930 FlabelligeragourdoniGravier, 1906
SYSTEMATIC LIST OF MYZOSTOMIDAE AND POLYCHAETA SEDENTARIA 3
Asychisamphiglpta(Ehlers,1897)
Scalibregmidae Axiothella antarctica Monro, 1930
OncoscolexdicranochaetusSchmarda,1861 AxiothellaquadrimaculataAugener,1914
ScalibregmainfiatumRathke,1843 Clymenella?minorArwidsson,1911
?Scalibregmasp. Clymenellasp.
?SclerocheilusminutusGrube, 1863 ?Clymenurasp.
Euclymenegrossa(Baird, 1873)
Isocirrusyungi Gravier,1911
Opheliidae Lumbriclymenella robustaArwidsson,1911
Lumbriclymenellasp.
AmmotrypanebreviataEhlers,1913
Maldane sarsi Malmgren, 1865
AmmotrypanegymnopygeEhlers,1908
Maldane sarsi antarctica Arwidsson, 1911
Ammotrypanenematoides Ehlers,1913
Maidsnells antarctica Mcintosh, 1885
AmmotrypanescaphigeraEhlers,1901
Micromaldane ornithochaetaMesnil, 1897
AmmotrypanesyringopygeEhlers,1901
Nicomachelumbricalis (Fabricius, 1780)
Euzonus(Thoracophelia)/urci/era (Ehlers, 1897)
Nicomachesp.
KesunabyssorumMonro, 1930
Notoproctus oculatusantarcticusArwidsson,1911
Ophelia bipartitaMonro, 1936
?Petaloproctus sp.
Ophelia praetiosa(Kinberg, 1866)
Praxillellaabyssorum(Mcintosh,1885)
Travisia kerguelensisMcintosh, 1885
Praxillella kerguelensis(Mcintosh,1885)
Travisiakerguelensis gravieri Monro, 1930
Rhodine antarctica Gravier, 1907
Travisia lithophilaKinberg, 1866
Rhodine intermediaArwidsson,1911
Travisia nigrocinctaEhlers, 1913
Rhodine loveni Malmgren, 1865
Travisia olensEhlers, 1897
maldanid,genusindeterminable
Travisia sp.
Oweniidae
Sternaspidae
Sternaspisscutata(Renier, 1807) Myriocheleheeri Malmgren,1867
?Oweniasp.
Capitellidae
Sabellariidae
Capitellacapitata(Fabricius,1780)
CapitellacapitataantarcticaMonro, 1930 ldanthyrsusarmatusKinberg,1867
Capitellaperarmata(Gravier, 1911) Phragmatopoma virgini Kinberg, 1867
4 POLYCHAETAMYZOSTOMIDAEAND SEDENTARIA
Plate I
extensions(fig. 3). Length of body 3.2 mm; width and anus at posteriorend. Length of body 3.5 mm;
2.2 mm. Marginswith 10 pairs of broadcirri; dorsal width 0.9 mm. Bodycoveredwith a chitinizedyellow
surface with longitudinal and transverse furrows. cuticle, transverselystriated,continuedon the para-
Parapodiaplacedfar outwards,feeblydeveloped. podia (fig. 6). Parapodianumber 5 pairs, located
ventrolaterally,each with a long, curvedyellow hook
Distribution: CrozetIslands; abyssal.
(fig. 7). Suckerslacking.
Distribution: CrozetIslands;abyssal.
Myzostomum gerlachei Fauvel,1936
Plate I, figs.4, 5 Family Orbiniidae Hartman
MyzostomaGerlacheiFauvel, 1936, pp. 40-42, fig. 4 KEY TO GENERA
a-f. Alexander Island, 70S, 80 to 83W, on
arm of an ophiuroid. 1. Thoracicneuropodia with distally
pointed setae only .... Haploscoloplos
Diagnosis: Body subcircular,ventrumflat, dorsum Thoracicneuropodia with some
convex and smooth; diameter 2-3 ram. Mouth mar- acicular or curved setae ....... 2
ginal. Bodywith 5 pairs of parapodiaand 10 pairs of Posteriorthoracicneuropodiawith
articulatedlateral cirri, alternatinglongandshort (fig. modified acicular spines ..... Phylo
4). Paired lateral sensoryorgansabsent. Parapodia Posteriorthoracicneuropodiawithout
ventral,with large curvedhooks (fig. 5). modifiedspines .......... 3
Distribution: AlexanderIsland; in unknowndepth. Abdominalneuropodiawith pro-
jectingacicularspines . Scoloplos(Leodamas)
Abdominalneuropodiawithout
projectingacicularspines Scoloplos(Scoloplos)
GenusStelechopusvon Graff, 1884
Stelechopus hydrocrini von Graff, 1884
GenusHaploscoloplos Monro, 1933
PlateI, figs.6, 7
Haploscoloplos kerguelensis (Mcintosh,1885)
Stelechopus hydrocrinivon Graff, 1884, p. 76, pl. 16,
figs. 1-7. Prince Edward Island, Crozet Islands, PlateII, figs.1, 2
in 1375 fins, on Hydrocrinusand Bathycrinus.
Scoloplos
kerguelensis
Mcintosh,1885,p. 355, pl. 43,
Diagnosis: Body long and flat, mouth at anterior figs. 6-8; pl. 22A, fig. 19. Off Baie de Londres
Plate II
(London River) and Baie de l'Oiseau (Christmas Diagnosis: Individuals consistentlysmaller than
Harbor), KerguelenIslands,in 110-120 fms. thoseof stemspecies.Lengthof body 8 mm or less;
Ehlers,1897, p. 97. Off southernSouthAmerica,in width in thorax or widestpart 0.66 ram. Prostomium
10 fms. approximatelyequitriangular(fig. 3). Thorax consists
Ehlers,1901,p. 169. Off southernSouthAmerica. of 9-10 segments.Notopodiaand neuropodiawith
Willey, 1902,p. 275. CapeAdare,in 8-10 fms. only pointedsetae,and postsetallobesprolonged,tri-
Gravier, 1911a, p. 108, pl. 5, figs. 60-63. Port angular. Branchiaepresentfrom setigers10-11, stand-
Lockroy,in 70 m. ing erect over middorsumwherebestdeveloped.
Ehlers, 1913, p. 522. Baie de l'Observatoire(Ob-
Distribution:SouthGeorgia.
servatoryBay), KerguelenIslands,with Macro-
cystis(kelp).
Fauvel, 1916, p. 433, pl. 8, figs. 23-25. Falkland
Islands.
Augener,1932b,p. 41. SouthGeorgia,in 65 m. GenusPhylo Kinberg,1866
ScoloplosmawsoniBenham,1921, pp. 78-81, pl. 8, Phylo yelix Kinberg,1866
figs. 91-94. Boat Harbor, Commonwealth
Bay, in
2-4.5 fms. Plate II, fig. 4
Monro, 1930, p. 145. CumberlandWest Bay, in Phylo/elix Kinberg,1866,p. 251. Brazil.
23 m, and mouth of Drygalski Fjord, South Hartman, 1953, p. 37. Green Patch, Falkland
Georgia,in 225 m. Islands,from kelp washedin after storm.
Haploscoloplos kerguelensisMonro, 1936, p. 160. Hartman, 1957, pp. 262-265, pl. 23, figs. 1-7.
South Orkney Islands,in 24-36 m. Summary.
Monro, 1939, p. 124. Off KerguelenIslands and :tricia michaelseniEhlers,1897,pp. 88-91, pl. 6, figs.
Mac. Roberston Land, in 3-219 m. 136-140. Strait of Magellan,intertidal to 7 fms.
Hartman, 1957, pp. 275-276, figs. 1-3. Summary. Ehlers,1900a,p. 12. Strait of Magellan.
Diagnosis: Length of body 7.5 to 40 mm; width Ehlers,1901, p. 166. Strait of Magellan.
0.5 to 2 mm. Prostomiumpointedbut not acute,some- Monro, 1930, pp. 144-145, fig. 54. East Falkland,
inlm.
timeswith transversegroup of brown pigmentgran-
ules in front of posterior border of first segment. Diagnosis:Color of body pale or reddish gray.
Thoracic parapodia (fig. 1) short and setaelonger Length 50 mm or more; width 3-5 ram; segments
than lobes. Branchiaefirst presentfrom setigerous number about 165. Posterior thoracic neuropodia
segments10-16, increasein sizeposteriorly.Thoracic with dark, spear-shaped spines,and midthoracicseg-
parapodia with only long, distally pointed, trans- mentswith ventral fringe. Prostomiumsmall,conical,
versely barred setae. Abdominal parapodia as in abouttwiceas long as wide. Peristomiumsmoothand
fig. 2. achaetous.The evertedproboscisa soft, membranous
Distribution: Falkland and Kerguelen islands; sack. Ventrum of first 11-12 segmentssmooth; seg-
abundantin shallowdepthsto 120 fins. ments thereafter,to segment20-21, with a ventral
fringe of up to 15 filaments. Branchiaefirst present
from setiger5, simple and cirriform; thoseon first
5-10 branchialsegmentswidely separatedmedially;
Haploscoloplos kerguelensis minutus farther back the paired branchiaeapproachmiddor-
sally. Notopodialpostsetallobes (fig. 4) long and
Hartman, 1953
triangular. Neuropodialpostsetallobesfringed,each
PlateII, fig. 3 with transverseseriesof 5-10 long processes.Each
neuropodiumof setigers11 to 19 with anteriortrans-
Haploscoloplos kerguelensisminutusHartman, 1953,
verseseriesof 3-5 dark brown, thick spines.
p. 37, fig. 11 a-c. King EdwardCove (Pot Bay),
SouthGeorgia,in 95 m; off Cumberland Bay, in Distribution: Brazil, Uruguay, Falkland Islands,
20 and 252-310 m. and Strait of Magellan.
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 11
15
. 13 14
PLATE III
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 13
Diagnosis:Lengthof body 7.5 mm; width 2.5 mm; Scoloplos(Leodamas) tribulosusHartman, 1957, p.
segmentsnumber about 171. Body slender,without 290. Emended.
ventral papillae. Prostomiumconical; proboscisa
Diagnosis:Length of body about 30-40 mm. An-
simple,globularpouch.First segmentlacksparapodia.
terior thoracic region consists of 25-28 segments;
Segments20 and 21 are transitional. Branchiaefirst
prostomium conical(fig. 1). Anteriorendlacksfringe
presentfrom setiger 6, simple throughout (fig. 8).
or papillae. Branchiaefirst presentfrom setiger 7.
A subpodiallobe, resemblinga ventral cirrus, present
Interramal cirri absent. Abdominalparapodiallobes
from last thoracicsegmentand continuedin abdomen
as in figure 2. Furcate setaepresentin notopodia.
through segment46. Thoracicneuropodialack lobes
Abdominalneuropodiawith projectingacicularspines.
and have palisadedrows of uncini, with or without
pointed setae. Furcate setae present in posterior Distribution: Off southern South America; inter-
thoracic and abdominalnotopodia. Abdominalneuro- tidal.
podia with thick, yellow acicular spines projecting
from distal end of neuropodiallobes.
Distribution:
Scoloplos (Leodamas) sp.
Southern South America, north to
western Mexico. Aricia? sp. Ehlers, 1897, p. 95. Falkland Islands,in
1 fro.
Ehlers, 1913, pp. 521-522. Wilhelm II Coast, in
Scoloplos (Leodamas) tribulosus (Ehlers, 1897) 380 m.
Plate III
Scoloplos (Leodamas) tribulosus (Ehlers) (from Ehlers, 1897, pl. 6, figs. 141, 146).
1. Anterior end, in right lateral view, x 14.
2. Parapodium from segment 37, in anterior view, x 28.
Aedicira belgicae (Fauvel) (from Monro, 1939, figs. 16 a, b).
3. Prostomium and first 2 setigerous segments,in dorsal view, x 32.
4. Anterior end, in ventral view, x 32.
Paraonis gracilis (Tauber) (from Monro, 1930, figs. 58 a, c).
5. Anterior end of body, lateral parapodia not shown behind the fifth setiger, x 15.
6. A neuropodial falciger, x 510.
Boccardia Aatrix (SiAderstriAm)(from Hartman, 1948, pl. 16, figs. 6, 7, 8, 9).
7. A bristle-toppedmodified spine from fifth setiger, in lateral view, x 220.
8. A companion falcate spine from fifth setiger, x 220.
9. A bristle-topped spine in posterior view, x 220.
10. Hooded bifid neuropodial uncini from a posterior segment, x 424.
Boccardia polybranchia (Haswell) (from Hartman, 1948, pl. 16, figs. 4, 13).
11. A hooded uncinus from first uncinigerous segment, 424.
12. A bristle-topped and a falcate spine, from fifth setiger, x 220.
Laonice cirrata (Sars) (from Fauvel, 1914, pl. 20, figs. 4, 5, 8).
13. Anterior end of body, palpi fallen away, in dorsal view, x 10.
14. Segments42-45, showinginterramal pouches,in right lateral view, x 10.
15. Hooded uncinus from fiftieth segment, in lateral view, x 500.
14 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
LaonicecirrataFauvel,1936,p. 29. AlexanderIsland. figs. 80-83; pl. 8, figs. 84-86. Admiralty Bay,
Monro, 1939, p. 125. Lars and Ingrid Christensen South Shetland Islands, in 10 m.
coasts,Mac. Robertson Land, and Ad(die Coast, Augener, 1923b, pp. 39-40. DeceptionIsland, in
in 219-1206 m. 6-30 m.
Diagnosis:Size of antarcticspecimens not stated; Diagnosis: Length of body 13-15 mm; width 1.0
others from westernEurope large, attain length of mm without parapodia; setigersnumber about 51.
90-120 mm. Body colorless,with brown intestine. Color pale green (preserved);pharynxbrownishand
Prostomium(fig. 13) roundedin front, with an occip- prostomiumsometimes brown. A pair of frontalhorns
ital antenna; 2 pairs of eyesin front of nuchal area. and 2 pairs of eyes in trapezoidalarrangement,the
Branchiaepresentfrom secondsetigerand continued anterior pair larger and farther apart than the poste-
posteriorlyto setiger34-40; well separatedfrom noto- rior; prostomiumlacksoccipitalantenna.Prostomium
narrows back and extends to anterior end of second
podial postsetallobe. Interramal pouches(fig. 14)
first presentat setiger31 or already at setiger 10; setiger. Branchiaepresentfrom secondsetiger,con-
continuedthroughnumeroussegments.Hoodeduncini tinuedback to near end of body, and completelyfree
first presentfrom setigers35-40, distally bidentate from postsetallobes. First parapodiaweakly devel-
oped, their noto- and neuropodiallobes similar to
(fig. 15), the main fang at an acuteangleto the shaft,
and hood distallyrounded. thosefarther back, but smaller. Notopodiawith only
slender,limbatesetae.Parapodiallobes(fig. 1) poste-
Distribution: North and South Atlantic and Pacific
rior to secondsegmentsurpassed by the larger bran-
oceans;antarcticand indopacificregions;cosmopoli- chiae. Hoodedhooksfirst presentfrom aboutneuro-
tan; in shallowto abyssaldepths. podium 15, occurringwith an inferiormostfascicle
of pointed setae; from setiger28, without pointed
setae. Each hook distallycoveredwith hood (fig. 2)
GenusMesospio Gravier,1911 and terminating distally in bifid tip. Pygidium
Mesospio moorei Gravier, 1911
boundedby 2 pairs of short,subequalcirri directed
posteriorly(fig. 3).
Plate IV, figs. 1-3 in shallow
Distribution: South Shetland Islands;
MesospiomooreiGravier, 1911a, pp. 100-105, pl. 7, depths.
Plate IV
Mesospio moorei Gravier (from Gravier, 1911, pl. 7, fig. 83; pl. 8, figs. 84, 86).
1. Parapodium 21, in anterior view, x 49.
2. Distal end of a hoodeduncinus, x 635.
3. Posterior end of body, x 49.
Nerine sp. (from Monro, 1930,figs. 56 a, b).
4. Anterior parapodium,in anterior view, x 28.
5. A bidentatehoodedneuropodialuncinus,x 200.
NerinopsishystricosaEhlers (from Ehlers, 1913, pl. 36, figs. 11, 12 a, b).
6. Anterior end of cleared specimen,through third setiger, in right lateral view, x 36.
7. Distal end of spinous seta from anterior notopodium, x 660.
8. Distal end of neuroseta, x 660.
Polydora monilaris Ehlers (from Ehlers, 1905, pl. 6, figs. 6, 8, 14 b, 15)_
9. Anterior end of body, palpi fallen away, enlarged.
10. Posterior end of body, in dorsal view, enlarged.
11. Distal end of modified spine from fifth setiger, enlarged.
12. Hooded uncinus from a posterior segment, enlarged.
Polydora paucibranchis Ehlers (from Ehlers, 1913, pl. 36, fig. 6).
13. Schematic diagram of prostomium, x 15.
18 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
Nerinesp. Ehlers,1908,p. 108. 5428'S,330'E,in Polydora monilaris Ehlers, 1905, pp. 43-44, pl. 6,
457 m. figs. 5-15. French Pass, Elmslie Bay, off New
Zealand.
Monro, 1930, p. 148, figs. 56 a, b. 64e20'S,
6301'W, in 160-335 m. Hartman, 1953, p. 44. BeagleChannel,in 35 m.
Polydora socialis ( Schmarda,1861) anterior eyesmuch the larger and the posteriorreni-
form. Parapodia with notopodialand neuropodial
Plate V, figs. 1, 2
postsetallobes,thoseof the first setigerlarger than
LeucodoresocialisSchmarda,1861, p. 64. Southern thoseof the branchialregion; thoseof notopodiaex-
Chile. tend beyond the branchiae. Postsetallobes large to
Polydoranear socialisHartman,1953,p. 43. Falkland segment16, then small and reduced. Branchiaepres-
Islands, in 25-30 m. ent from first setiger;9-12 pairs; thosein front long-
est and decreasing in lengthposteriorly;slenderand
Diagnosis:Length of body 10 mm or less. Bran-
tonguelike. Setae slender and capillary in anterior
chiae presentfrom setiger9 and number about 23
and posteriorsegments.Hoodeduncini first present
pairs; each is short, straplike,and inconspicuousor
in segments 24-30, eachuncinuswith a main fangand
absentfrom last 10 to 15 segments.Prostomiumpro-
2 smallerteeth; occasionally a third very smalltooth.
longedforward and mediallyincised,withoutvisible
Pygidiumwith 3 shortcirri, with the lateral pair oval
eyespots.Prostomialcarunclelow, extendsback to and the median one threadlike.
aboutsetiger4. Modifiedspinesof fifth setigerfalcate
(fig. 1) with a slight bossin the concavity. Neuro- Distribution: Patagoniaand Graham Coast.
podial uncini distally hoodedand bifid, with both
teethobliqueto the shaft (fig. 2). Pygidiuma broad,
flaring disk. Prionospio pinnata Ehlers,1901
Distribution: Southern Chile; Falkland Islands; Plate V, fig. 3
easternPacific; in shallowdepths.
Prionospiopinnata Ehlers, 1901, pp. 163-164. Tal-
cahuano, Chile, in 5 fms.
Hartman,1953, p. 43. FalklandIslands,in 16 m.
Polydora sp.
Diagnosis:Length of 25 anterior segmentsis 10.5
Polydora ciliata Fauvel, 1916, p. 440. Falkland Is-
mm; width 1-1.5 mm; segments numberat least 100.
lands,in a Trophon shell.
Prostomiumlackseyespots;its shapetriangularwith
Diagnosis:Adult specimensoccupyingV-shaped posteriorend terminating in a point without an an-
with broad tenna. Each palpuslong, extendsback to about seg-
galleriesin the shellof a living gastropod,
band of yellow ova or embryosin compactedmass ment 10 and with a large, broad, encompassing flap
along dorsal side of adult, with most larvae in 3- at its base. First five segmentseachwith large, mem-
setigerstage,eachwith 4 large black eyes,believedto branousdorsal and ventral postsetallobes (fig. 3);
representa speciesdifferent from those diagnosed notopodiallobesoval and distallypointed,exceeding
above. neuropodiallobe. Posteriorlobesreduced. Branchiae
number3 pairs; all are pinnate (fig. 3), resembling
Distribution: Falkland Islands; boring in shell of
one another; carried erect over dorsum; each bran-
Trophon sp.
chia with a thick, transverselyringed stalk, with the
individualpinnaelongerthan the shaftis broad; near
the branchialtip the pinnaediminishin length. Tubes
GenusPrionospio Malmgren,1867 thick-walled,constructedof mud.
Prionospio patagonica Augener,1923 Distribution: Southern Chile and Falkland Islands;
PrionospiopatagonicaAugener,1923a,pp. 3-5. West in shallowdepths.
Patagonia,in Abra Kelly, mud.
Hartman,1953, p. 42. GrahamCoast.
Prionospio sp.
Diagnosis:Lengthof body22 mm or only 3-5 mm;
segmentsnumber more than 100. Color yellowish Prionospiosp. Ehlers,1897, p. 86. 'Puerto Bridges,'
gray. Prostomiumbluntly rounded,with 2 pairs of southernPatagonia,in 7 fms.
black eyespotsin trapezoidalarrangement,with the Ehlers, 1901, p. 173. SouthernPatagonia.
7
11
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PLATE V
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 21
Plate V
Polydora socialis (Schmarda) (from Hartman, 1941, pl. 48, figs. 41, 42.)
1. Distal end of modified spine from fifth setiger, x 290'.
2. Distal end of hooded uncinus from 7th setiger, x 290.
Prionospiopinnata Ehlers (from Berkeley and Berkeley, 1952, fig. 56).
3. Anterior end of body with palpi fallen away, in right lateral view, enlarged.
Pygospiodubia Monro (from Monro, 1930, figs. 55 a, d, e, g).
4. Prostomium and attached palpi, in dorsal view, x 10.
5. Tenth parapodium, in anterior view, x 85.
6. A posterior parapodium, in anterior view, x 80.
7. Neuropodial uncinus, x 370.
Rhynchospioglutaea (Ehlers) (from Ehlers, 1897, pl. 5, fig. 130; pl. 6, figs. 134, 135).
8. Anterior end, palpi fallen away, in dorsal view, x 28.
9. Parapodium 35, in anterior view, x 48.
10. Uncini from neuropodium35, x 580.
Spio obtusaEhlers (from Ehlers, 1913, pl. 36, figs. 1, 2, 3).
11. Prostomium, in dorsal view, x 12.
12. Parapodium from posterior half of body, in anterior view, X 100.
13. Distal end of neuropodial uncinus from a posterior parapodium, x 620.
Spiophanesbombyx (Claparde) (from Berkeley and Berkeley, 1952, figs. 40, 41, 43).
14. Anterior end of body, palpi fallen away, in dorsal view, enlarged.
15. Posterior end of body, showing anal appendages,enlarged.
16. Geniculate neuropodial seta, enlarged.
22 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
SpioobtusaEhlers,1913 Diagnosis:
Lengthof body18 mm; width1.5 min.
Constructingtough tubes externally covered with
Plate
V,figs.
11-13 quartz
sand.
Prostomium
with
a pairofhorns
(fig.
spionidarum
Ehlers, 1908, pp. 108-109. East of 14); terminates
posteriorly
in a triangularlobe ex-
BouvetIsland, in 539 m. tending to first segment.Eyes 4, more or less con-
SpioobtusaEhlers,1913,pp. 508-509,pl. 36, figs. spicuous.
First4 segments
withparapodia
largeand
1-4. McMurdo Sound, Wilhelm II Coast, in erectover dorsum.Large, arcuategenitalspines(fig.
385 m. 16) in neuropodiaof first segment.Anterior para-
Diagnosis'
Length
ofbody 14+ram;
width
1.5podia
with
slender,
pointed
setae. Hooded
uncini
in
ram;
segments
numbermore than
60.Prostomium
neuropodia
from
about
setiger10-15;
distally
bifid.
short,
subcircular
(fig.11),terminates
posteriorly
in Pygidium
terminates
incirri(fig.
15).
an antenna;with 2 pairs of small,blackeyespots. Distribution: NorthandSouthAtlantic;Pacificand
Anteriorsegments concealedby the large,medially subantarctic seas;cosmopolitan;
in shallowdepths;
directed,lancet-shaped
notopodiallobes. First para- usuallyin gravellysands.
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 23
Plate VI
PlateVII, figs.1-3
GenusSpiochaetopterus Sars,1853 Heterocirrusandersenensis
Augener,1932b,pp. 46-
47, fig. 3 a-e. 6850'S,90,35'W,in 226-380 m.
Spiochaetopteruspatagonicus Kinberg,1867
Caulleriella andersenensisHartman, 1959, p. 401.
SpiochaetopteruspatagonicusKinberg,1867,pp. 338- Samelocality.
339. CaboVirgenes,Patagonia,in 32 fms,rocky.
Diagnosis:Lengthof body37 mm for 80 segments,
Studer,1889, pp. 291-292. Patagonia,in 45.7 and
80.5 m.
or 23 mm for 30 segments;width about4 mm. Color
grayish yellow, without markings; eyes not visible.
Ehlers,1901,p. 183. Straitof Magellan,in 32 fms.
Posteriorthird of body narrowedand anal opening
Diagnosis: Known only from a slenderanterior dorsal. Prostomium and buccalregionsimilarto that
fragment. Prostomiumsemiglobular;buccalsegment of Cirratuluscirratus (see below) but prostomium
twiceas longas first; with a pair of long palpi. Seg- blunter. Buccalregion with 3 segments, smoothor
ments10 and 11 elongate,with slenderhastatepaleae biannulate.Lateral branchiaepresent,usuallyI pair
and smalllateral lobes. The long paleaein segments to a segment.First setigerwith a pair of long, thick
7-9 are most numerousand thickest. Tubes trans- palpi. Setaesimplecapillary (fig. 1)present through-
lucentandannulated. out. Simple,distallyentire,acicularspines(fig. 2) in
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 27
3-4 mm. Color uniformly deep purple (preserved) mann Island, at low tide, amongrocks.
o
o OoOo 1o
11
PLATE VII
DESCRIPTIONSOF SPECIES 29
Plate VII
Chaetozone
andersenensis
(Augener)(fromAugener,1932b,figs.3 c, d, e).
1. Short notosetafrom posteriorsegment,x 160.
2. Neuropodialspine from posteriorsegment,x 160.
3. Neuropodialspinefrom last segment,x 160.
Cirratulus
cirratus(Mfiller) (fromEhlers,1897,pl. 7, fig.175,andFauvel,1916,pl. 8, fig.12).
4. Anterior end, in dorsal view, X 5.
5. Anteriorend of larva taken from amongbranchiaeof adult, x 60.
Cirratulus
patagonicus (Kinberg)(fromKinberg,1858-1910, pl. 25, figs.3 b, f, g).
6. Anteriorend throughfirst 3 setigerous
segments,
in dorsalview,enlarged.
7. Parapodium30, showinginsertionof branchia, y' 10.
8. An acicularseta from parapodium30, x 233.
Cirri/ormiafiligera (delle Chiaje) (from Fauvel,1927,figs.32 h, i, k).
9. Anteriorend of body,the dorsaltentaclesfallen away,in dorsalview, x 3.
10. Crosssectionof body in middle region, x 4.
11. Notopodial acicular spine, x 150.
PLATE Vlll
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 31
Plate VIII
Macrochaetapapillosa Ehlers (from Ehlers, 1913, pl. 41, figs. 15, 18).
1. Distal end of a compositeneuropodialuncinus, x 200.
2. Anteriorendwithattached
palpi,in dorsalview,X 40. ! I'
Tharyx cincinnatus(Ehlers) (from Ehlers, 1908, pl. 17, fig. 15).
3. Anterior end of body, in right lateral view, x 22.
Tharyx epitoca Monro (from Monro, 1930, fig. 62).
4. Anterior end with attached palpi, and branchiae indicated by broken lines, in dorsal view, X 15.
Tharyx ]usi/ormis Monro (from Monro, 1939, figs. 18 a, b).
5. Entire animal, in dorsal view, X 6.
6. Anterior end, with attached palpi and a branchia, x 14.
Timarete antarcticus (Monro) (from Ehlers, 1897,pl. 7, fig. 177).
7. Anterior end of body, in dorsal view, X 9.
32 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
fusiform,ovigerous,
but last 20 setigerslack ova. Setaeentirelyslenderandcapillary.Possibly
juvenile
Prostomiumlong,depressed(fig.4); lackseyes;fused individualsof Tharyxepitoca(seeabove).
with the 3 buccalsegments so that segmentallinesare
Distribution: Off SouthGeorgia; in 60-251 m.
indistinct. First setiger,or last buccalsegment,with
a pair of laterallyinsertedbranchiaeand a pair of
thick, grooved,coiled palpi. Lateral branchiaecon- GenusTimarete Kinberg, 1866
tinue on segments throughthe anteriortwo-thirdsof
Timarete antarcticus (Monro, 1930)
body. Setaeall of onekind, slender,very long,and
capillary. Differs from Tharyx cincinnatus(see Plate VIII, fig. 7
above) in havingthe first branchiaeinsertedon same
Timarete nasuta Ehlers, 1897, pl. 7, fig. 177 only.
segmentas groovedpalpi.
Punta Arenas, South America.
Distribution: Antarctic Peninsula; in 93-335 m. Hartman, 1948, p. 113. Summary.
Cirratulus antarcticusMonro, 1930, p. 155, fig. 59.
South Georgia,in 23-270 m.
Tharyx ]usi]ormis Monro, 1939 Monro, 1936, p. 161. South Georgia.
Monro, 1939,p. 128. KerguelenIslands,in 2-20 m.
Plate VIII, figs. 5, 6 Timarete antarcticusHartman, 1953, p. 47. South
Tharyx ]usi/ormisMonro, 1939, pp. 129-130, fig. Georgia,in 75-310 m.
18 a-b. Off Mac. Roberston Land, in 219 m. Diagnosis:Lengthof body about 26 mm; width 2
Diagnosis'
Bodyshort, thick,spindle-shaped,
re- mm;segments crowded. Prostomium short,broad,
sembling
thatofTravisia;
lacks color.
Length 15mm; flaplike, withouteyes(fig.7), partlyoverhungme-
width3 ram,butdiminishing to 1 mmat either ex- diallybythefirstsegment. Branchiae present
from
tremity;
segments
number 50-60.Prostomium short,thirdsetigerandcontinuedposteriorlyonmost seg-
conical,
lackseyes
(fig.6). Buccal regionfollowed
by ments. First25pairsofparapodiawithconspicuous
2 rings,
of whichthesecond bears a pairof thick, cushionlike
pads(fig.7) representing
bases ofbran-
coiled
palpi.Branchiae
notvisible onfirstsetigerous chiae.Posteriorbranchiae inserted immediately
segment,
butperhapsbroken off;theycontinue over above thenotopodialbases.Setae all of onekind,
theanterior
two-thirds
of body,in lateralinsertion,long,slender,
andcapillary.
andareabsentthereafter
(fig.5). Setae veryslender, Distribution'SouthernSouth America; Kerguelen
allcapillary,
andof2 kinds, longer andshorter,with Islands;
in shallow
depths to310m.
the latter abouta third the lengthof the former; both
presentin notopodiaand neuropodiaof the anterior
region; neurosetae longerthan notosetae in the poste- Family Flabelligeridae Saint-Joseph
rior region. Anus terminal. KEY TO GENERA
Distribution: Off Mac. Roberston Land; in 219 m.
1. Neurosetaecomposite(pl. X, fig. 7) . Flabelligera
Neurosetaesimple(pl. IX, fig. 9) or accom-
paniedby somecompositeonesin
Tharyx spp. anterior segments ......... 2
2. Oral branchiaeinsertedon long, tongue-
Tharyx sp. Monro, 1930, p. 159. CumberlandWest like extension ........ Piromis
Bay, SouthGeorgia,in 60-251 m. Oral branchiae inserted on low membrane
Cirratulus li/ormis Monro, 1936, p. 161. South
surroundingthe prostomium...... 3
Georgia,in 168 m, mud.
3. All setaesimpleand capillary . . . llyphagus
Diagnosis:Body slender and threadlike; length Some setae acicular ......... 4
about5 mm and width 1 mm; segments number30 to 4. Anteriorend of bodywith cephaliccage
50. First setigeroussegmentwith a pair of branchiae (pl. XIII, fig. 9) ....... Pherusa
and a pair of tentacles.Prostomiumwithouteyespots. Anterior end without cephaliccage . . . 5
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 33
PLATE IX
DESCRIPTIONSOF SPECIES 35
Diagnosis: Tubicolous;
lengthof body17 mm; Diagnosis:Colorof anterior
regionlemon-green or
shapesubcylindrical; segmentsnumber34. Cuticle darkblue,thoraxandabdominal regions red-brown
smooth, pale,iridescent,
withoutepithelialpapillae to gray.Length10-50mm;width1.5to 8 mm;seg-
(figs.8, 9). Firstparapodium with3 curved, thick mentsnumber35 to 50. Bodylong,spindle-shaped
setae. Prostomium and oral apparatus
not known. (fig. 4), covered witha pale,translucent,gelatinous
Anteriorend (fig. 7) lackscephalic
cage.Setaeof sheath.Dorsumarched, ventrum flat betweenpara-
anteriormost segments
shortandnomoreconspicuous podialbases.Segmental groovesvisibleonlyposte-
thanthose in moreposterior
segments.Segments 1-5 riorly. Cephalicappendages includea pair of thick
slightlyinflated,
segments
6-8 narrowed,
increasingin palpi (fig. 5) and pairedbundlesof slenderer ilia-
widthagainto aboutsegment 18-20,thendiminishingments.Thefirstsegment aslongasnext3 together;
to segment33, or posteriorend. Median segmentsits anteriorrim continuous all around,with an en-
with midventralgroove. Parapodialow, papillar. circlingseriesof long,slender
setaedirectedforward.
Posteriorendterminatesin a pairof short,triangular Cephalic
setaepaleyellow,slender, weaklycurved,
cirri continuous
with the pygidialring. Interramal transversely
striated.Parapodiafromsecond segment
papillaepear-shaped(fig. 10), locatedmidwaybe- with conicalnotopodia and neuropodia. Notosetae
tweennotopodia andneuropodia. Anteriorsetae(fig. long,slender,
camerated capillary.Fromthird seg-
9) thickerthanposterior ones.The genusappears mentthe setaeshorterand directed laterally.Each
alliedto Brada(seeabove). neuropodiumwith1 or 2 thickacicular spines(fig.
6) distally falcate.
Distribution: Australian sector of Antarctica;
abyssal. Distribution:New Zealand;ChathamIslands;in
depthsto 383 m.
GenusFlabelligera Sars,1829
Flabelligera
bicolor
(Schmarda,
1861) Flabelligera
gourdoni
Gravier,
1906
Plate
X,figs.
4-6 Plate
X,figs.
7-9
Pherusa
bicolor
Schmarda,
1861,
p.21,fig.a-c,pl. Flabelligera
gourdoni
Gravier,
1906,
p. 536.Port
20,fig.169.OffNew
Zealand. Charcot.
Flabelligera
lingulata
Ehlers,
1913,
p.535.WilhelmGravier,
1907,pp.35-37, pl.3,fig.28;pl.4,figs.
29-30. Port Charcot, in 40 m.
II Coast,in 383 m.
Flabelligera
bicolorBenham,
1950,p. 22. Off New Diagnosis:
Lengthof body21 mm;width3.5mm;
Zealand. setigerous
segments
number 19. Anteriorendgrayish
Plate IX
PL ATE X
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 37
yellow, coveredwith grains of fine sand. The anterior groovesnot visible. Body coveredwith long-stemmed
part of the body surroundedby a semitransparent papillaeterminatingin slenderor clayatetips. Ce-
sheath. Notopodiatypically with 5 or 6 slendersetae, phaliccageformedby setaeof first setiger.Oral ten-
transverselystriated (fig. 8). Neuropodia usually tacleslong, slender,numerous, all cirriform; palpi
with singlelarge,composite falcigers(fig. 7) in which thickandcylindrical.Notosetae typicallystriatedand
the appendage is stronglycurved. Parapodialpapillae capillary. Neuropodiafrom secondsetigerwith 1 or
long, slender,distally enlarged (fig. 9). 2 compound (fig. 3) or pseudocompound hooks.
/lugener [1927, p. 223] consideredthis identical DiffersfromFlabelligeraaffinisSarsin havinglonger,
with Flabelligeramundata (see below). slendereroral tentacles;neuropodiawith single,
brown, acicularspines.
Distribution: Port Charcot; in 40 m.
Distribution: Patagoniaand Falkland Islands; in
shallowdepths.
Plate X
Monro, 1939, p. 130. Off Enderby Land, in 209- Diagnosis:Lengthof body 14 ram; segments num-
180 m.
ber 28-30. Color yellowishgray. First 2 segments
Hartman, 1952, p. 233. MargueriteBay, in 35-115 with capillarysetaedirectedforwardto form cephalic
cage. Bodycoveredwith thin mucoidsheath,with seg-
Hartman, 1953, p. 50. FalklandIslandsand South mental,paired raised areas (fig. 5). Setae of first
Georgia, in 75 and 160 m. segmentlongest and directed forward; other setae
Knox, 1962,p. 345. Mac. RobertsonLand. largely concealedby fleshy, prolonged,filamentous
Diagnosis: Length to 62 or 70-98 ram; width 9 papillae(fig. 6). Neuropodiaeachwith 1 or 2 bronze-
ram; segments number 14 to 26. Body short,thick, coloredcomposite falcigersin whichthe appendage
is
coveredwith thick, gelatinous,semi-opaquesheath skewed in relation to the shaft. Pygidiumsurrounded
with pro- by a circlet of low papillae.
without incrustations.First 3 to 4 segments
longedsetae (fig. 1). Oral tentaclesnumerousand Distribution: KerguelenIslands; Strait of Magel-
all cirriform. Epithelial papillae with long stalk lan; SouthGeorgia; in shallowto moderatedepths.
medially inflated (fig. 4). Notopodialsetaeslender,
transverselystriated (fig. 2). Neuropodial setae
thicker,number5 to 6 in a parapodium;eachis com-
posite,falcate,basallystriated (fig. 3). Flabelligera pergamentacea Ehlers,1913
Plate XI
Flabelligera mundata Gravier (from Gravier, 1907, pl. 4, figs. 31, 32; text figs. 22, 23).
1. Anterior end of body showingpartly evertedpalpi, cephalictentacles,and cephaliccage, x 11.
2. Distal end of notopodial seta, x 500.
3. Distal end of compositefalcigerous neuroseta, X 500.
4. Two long epithelial papillae, x 133.
Flabelligera pennigeraEhlers (from Ehlers, 1908, pl. 16, figs. 9, 10).
5. Entire animal, in right lateral view, X 10.
6. A setal fascicle surroundedby mucoid covered epithelium and long papillae, x 32.
Flabelligera pergamentaceaEhlers (from Ehlers, 1913, pl. 40, figs. 2, 5, 6).
7. Anterior end, cephalic cage cleared of mucoid sheath, in left lateral view, x 20.
8. Setal fascicle with oral tentacles and epithelial papillae, from first segment, x 105.
9. A falcigerous neuroseta, in lateral view, X 150.
PLATE XII
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 41
sheath;F. pergamentacea has a white, smoothsheath; like, coveredwith dense,furlike, cirriform papillae
notosetae coarser in the first than in the second. coatedwith mud. Cephaliccageformedby setaeof
first setiger (fig. 4), which may be half as long as
Distribution: Wilhelm II Coast; in 380-385 m.
the body; all setaesimple,barredtransversely, number
about 16 on a side. Setaeof secondsegmentlonger
than normal body setae and also directed forward.
Flabelligera picta Ehlers,1913
Setae of other notopodia (fig. 5) resemblethose in
Plate XII, figs. 1-3 front. Oral cavity with a pair of massive,grooved
palpi and about 10 thick, cylindricaltentacles.Setae
Flabelligerapicta Ehlers, 1913, pp. 532-533, pl. 40,
emergedirectly from body wall, without apparent
figs. 7-10. Wilhelm II Coast,in 380 m.
parapodial lobes. Neurosetaenumber about 7 in a
Diagnosis:Length of body more than 24 mm; seg- fascicle,are shorterand thicker (fig. 6) than noto-
ments number about 38; body cylindrical, covered setae,obliquelystriated,and terminatein slendertips.
with hyaline mucoid sheath. Ground color of body Posteriormost neurosetaewith rows of hairs (fig. 6).
pale greenishgray; dorsalside of eachsegmentwith Surfacepapillaelong, cylindrical,and simple. This
transverserow of dark pigmentspots,the rowssingle speciesresembles llyphaguswyvillei (seebelow), with
or partly double (fig. 2). Epitheliumsmooth,without which it may be synonymous.
incrustations. Oral tentaclesfew and short (fig. 1);
Distribution:Easternsectorof Antarctica;abyssal.
palpi contractedto crescenticshape. Buccalsegment
with long, capillary setaedirectedforward to form
cage. All other segmentswith notopodialcapillary
setaeand ventral falcate,compositehooks (fig. 3). llyphagus wyvillei (Mcintosh,1885)
new combination
Distribution: Wilhelm II Coast; in 380 m.
Plate XII, figs. 7, 8
TrophoniawyvilleiMcintosh,1885, pp. 366-370, pl.
Genusllyphagus Chamberlin,1919 44, fig. 6; pl. 23A, figs.11-14; pl. 36A, figs.5-7;
llyphagus coronatus Monro, 1939 pl. 37A, fig. 1. 5355'S, 10835'E,in 1950 fms.
Plate XII
Flabelligera picta Ehlers (from Ehlers, 1913, pl. 40, figs. 8, 9, 10).
1. Anterior end showingprojecting paired palpi and distal ends of oral tentacles,in left lateral view, X 18.
2. Four median segments,in right lateral view, X 18.
3. A compositeneuropodial falciger, X 590.
Ilyphagus coronatusMonro (from Monro, 1939, figs. 19 a, b, c).
4. Anterior end of body, in ventral view, X 5.
5. Distal end of a notoseta, 100.
6. Distal end of a neuroseta, 60.
Ilyphagus wyvillei (Mcintosh) (from Mcintosh, 1885, pl. 44, fig. 6; pl. 23a, fig. 13).
7. Neuroseta from tenth parapodium, X 40.
8. Entire animal, in ventral view, somewhatenlarged.
1
lO
11 12 13
PLATE Xlll
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 43
more conspicuous than notopodia. All setaedistally Augener, 1923b, p. 52. Peter I Island, in 226-
pointed, entire, transverselystriated (fig. 7), with 270 m.
neurosetaeproportionatelyshorter and thicker than Monro, 1936, p. 163. 5459'S, 3524'W, in 130 m.
the notosetae.Posteriorendof bodybroadlyrounded. Monro, 1939, p. 130. Near entranceto Bras Bo-
Distribution: Eastern sector of Antarctica; in linder, KerguelenIslands,in 20-30 and 150 m.
abyssaldepth. Diagnosis:Length10-30 ram; width 2-4 ram; seg-
ments number 25-30. Surface epithelium sparsely
papillatedexceptbetweenparapodiawhere papillae
GenusPherusa Oken, 1807 are long and digitate. Cephaliccageformedof setae
Pherusa kerguelarum ( Grube,1878) of first 2 segments.Notosetaelong, iridescent,in
spreading fascicles,strongly cross-striated.Long,
Plate XIII, figs. 1, 2
slenderhooksfirst presentfrom third setiger.Typical
TrophoniakerguelarumGrube, 1877b, p. 539. 'Suc- notosetaebroadly striated (fig. 1). Neurofalcigers
cessfulBay,' Kerguelen Islands. with transversestriations close together (fig. 2).
Mcintosh,1885, p. 364, pl. 44, figs.9, 10; pl. 23A, Differs from the more widely dispersedP. plumosa
figs. 4-6. CumberlandBay and Kerguelen Is- (Miiller) in having sparseinstead of densesurface
lands, in 127 fms. papillation,and in havingacicularspinesfirst present
Ehlers, 1897, p. 107. South Georgia, among sea- from third insteadof fourth setiger.
weed.
Distribution: South Georgia; Kerguelen Islands;
Ehlers,1900a, p. 14. SouthGeorgia.
RossSea; in shallowto moderatedepths.
Ehlers,1901, p. 180. SouthGeorgia.
Ehlers,1912, p. 26. McMurdoSound,RossSea,in
300 fms.
Ehlers, 1913, p. 531. Baie de l'Observatoire, Pherusa laevis ( Stimpson,1856)
KerguelenIslands.
Plate XIII, fig. 9
StylarioidesplumosusAugener, 1932a, pp. 112-113.
Coal Harbor, South Georgia, in 13 m. Stylarioidesxanthotrichus Ehlers,1908, pp. 119-120,
StylarioideskerguelarumMonro, 1930, p. 159. South pl. 16, fig. 1.
Georgia,in 17-270 m. StylarioideslaevisDay, 1955,pp. 421-422. Emended.
Plate XIII
Pherusa kerguelarum (Grube) (from Mcintosh, 1885, pl. 23, figs. 4, 5).
1. Part of notoseta from tenth parapodium, X 350.
2. Neuroseta from tenth parapodium (with attached protozoan), x 90.
?Pherusa sarsi (Mcintosh) (from Mcintosh, 1922, pl. 3, figs. 4, 6, 8).
3. Tip of a spinousneuroseta, x 350.
4. Simple long neuroseta, X 90.
5. Distal end of a neuropodial falciger, X 350.
PherusaswakopianusAugener (from Ehlers, 1908, pl. 16, figs. 2, and Augener, 1918, fig. 62 a, b)
6. Entire animal, in left lateral view, X 4.
7. Compositeneuropodial falciger from an anterior segment, X 226.
8. Entire falciger from a median neuropodium, X 226.
Pherusa laevis (Stimpson) (from Ehlers, 1908, pl. 16, fig. 1).
9. Entire animal, in ventral view, X 4.
Piromis arenosusKinberg (from Kinberg, 1858-1910, pl. 26, figs. 3 b, g, s, u).
10. Anterior end, in ventral view, X 5.
11. Anterior end, in dorsal view, X 5.
12. Neuropodial falcate seta, X 230.
13. Notopodial seta, X 230.
44 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
Diagnosis: Length 25-30 ram; segmentsnumber Hartman, 1953, p. 51. King Edward Cove, South
65-68. Body brownish or reddish, without sandy Georgia,in 12-20 m, and Falkland Islands,in
covering,anteriorly barrel-shaped,posteriorlytaper- 22 m.
ing (fig. 9). Epithelialpapillaenumerous,squat,not Kirkegaard,1959, pp. 40-42, figs. 5, 6. Off south-
conspicuous.Setae of first 3 segmentsdirected for- west Africa, in 22-200 m.
ward to form a cephaliccage. Neuropodialfalcigerous
Diagnosis:Body shaggy,thickly clothedwith long
spinespresentfrom fourth setiger.
papillae (fig. 6). Length of body about 29-39 mm,
Distribution:Off SouthAfrica; not yet knownfrom of which the posteriorsixth comprisesa slendertail
Antarctic areas, but has been confusedwith P. region. Cephaliccage formed by long, iridescent
swakopianus (seebelow). slendersetaeof first 2 segments.Oral cavity with a
pair of large groovedpalpi and 25-30 pairs of long,
slender tentacles,thus not as in the genusPherusa,
where the typical numberis 4 pairs. Neurosetaeof
?Pherusa sarsi (Mcintosh, 1922)
anteriormostsegments composite(fig. 7), fartherback
Plate XIII, figs. 3-5 simple (fig. 8). Neuropodiafrom secondor third
segmenthave at most 2 to 4 setaein a fascicle.
Trophoniasarsi Mcintosh,1922, pp. 8-9, pl. 3, figs.
3-8. 6226'S, 9544'E, in 1975 fms, diatoma- Distribution: Southwest Africa; South Georgia;
ceous ooze.
Falkland Islands;in shallowto moderatedepths.
Diagnosis:Lengthperhaps50 mm or more; width
3-4 ram. Epitheliumaboutparapodiawith manylong,
clavatepapillae,eachwith slenderstalk and terminat-
GenusPiromis Kinberg,1867
ing in bulboustip. Presenceof cephalic cage not
described. Anterior setae slender, long, hairlike. Piromis arenosus Kinberg, 1867
Neuropodia with 3 kinds of setae: the most con-
Plate XIII, figs. 10-13
spicuousare long and smooth (fig. 4), with flat base
tapering
to a pointedtip; a second
kindareslenderer,Piromisarenosus
Kinberg,1867,p. 338. NatalBay
minutelyserratedthroughdistalhalf (fig. 3); and the (Port Natal), South Africa.
third kind are large, translucent,curved at tip, ter- Kinberg, 1858-1910, p. 68, pl. 26, fig. 3. South
minating in a blunt hook with an accessoryflange, Africa.
outer curvedregion serrated(fig. 5). Hartman,1948,pp. 117-118, pl. 15, figs.7-9. Sum-
The generic statusis questionedbecausethe oral mary.
apparatus
isunknown.
Thespecific
name ispreoc- Diagnosis'
Length
ofbody60mm;segmentsnum-
cupied
by Styarioides
sarsiMcintosh(1908),a ber72. Epithelium
closely
coveredwithsand
and
synonym
ofPherusa
plumosa
(Miiller). shelly
particles.
Surface
papillae
(figs.
10,11)ar-
Distribution: Antarctica, easternsector; abyssal. rangedin longitudinalrows,with a pair on eachseg-
ment below neuropodia,and another row ventro-
roedial; eachpapilla is long, clavate;sparsetufts of
papillae emerge from parapodial lobes, and other
?Pherusa swakopianus (Augener,1918)
papillae are irregularly dispersedover the dorsum.
Plate XIII, figs. 6-8 Setae of first 3 segmentsproject forward to form
cage; those of fourth segmentshorter, but also di-
StylarioidesxanthotrichusEhlers, 1908, pp. 119-121,
rectedforward. Setaeof segments1 to 4 thicker and
pl. 16, fig. 2. Off SouthAfrica.
longerthan thosefarther back; all taper to pointed
Stylarioidesswakopianus Augener,1918, pp. 433-437,
tips and are closelycross-striated(fig. 13). Neuro-
pl. 7, fig. 234; text figs.61, 62. SouthwestAfrica,
littoral.
podia with falcate neurosetae,about 6 in a fascicle.
terminatedistallyin bifid tip (fig. 12).
Monro, 1930, pp. 159-160. Tristan da Cunha, in
4046 m. Distribution: South Africa.
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 45
Family Scalibregmidae Malmgren ventral lower lip. Pygidium short, without append-
KEY TO GENERA
ages. Branchiae absent.
Distribution: Originally from southeasternAus-
1. Body long,vermiform......... 2
tralia, also from Antarctica and Chile; in intertidal to
Body short,maggotlike..... Oncoscolex
shallow depths.
2. Parapodiawith dorsaland ventral
cirri; first setiger with slender
capillarysetae....... Scalibregma
GenusScalibregma Rathke,1843
Parapodiawithoutdorsalcirri;
first setigerwith thick,curved Scalibregma inflatum Rathke,1843
acicular spines ...... Sclerocheilus
Plate XIV, figs.6-8
Scalibregma
infiatumEhlers,1900a,p. 14. Strait of
Magellan,in 4-15 fms.
GenusOncoscolex Schmarda, 1861
Ehlers,1901,p. 180. PuertoEugenia,in 10-15 fms.
Oncoscolex dicranochaetus Schmarda,1861 Ashworth,1901, pp. 237-309, pls. 13-15. Review
and Emendation.
Plate XIV, figs. 1-5
Monro, 1930,p. 163. SouthGeorgia,in 110-247 m.
OncoscolexdicranochaetusSchmarda, 1861, p. 55, Fauvel,1941,p. 289. BahiaSan Gregorio(Gregory
fig. a-d, pl. 26, fig. 206, New South Wales, Bay), Strait of Magellan.
Australia, in sand.
Ehlers,
1905,
pp.51-53,
pl.7,figs.
11-15.
New Diagnosis'
Length
ofbody
5 to25-56
mm;width
Zealand. 5-10mm;segments
number
about
60. Prostomium
broadlyT-shaped (fig. 6), withoutvisibleeyes.First
Ehlers,1912,p. 26. McMurdoSound,RossSea,in
6-25 fms. segment a smoothring. Thoracicregionthroughabout
tenth segmentsomewhatinflated; posterior region
Ehlers, 1913, pp. 537-538. Wilhelm II Coast,in
385 m. tapering. First 3 setigeroussegmentstriannulate,the
parapodiaemergingfrom the middle ring; all other
Furreg, 1925, pp. 176-177. Emendation.
segmentstetraannulate,with parapodiaon the third
Hartman, 1952, p. 233. MargueriteBay, in 40 fms.
ring. Branchiaenumber 4 pairs, insertedon para-
EumeniaoculataEhlers, 1901, pp. 181-182, pl. 22,
podial segments2 to 5; each dendriticallybranched
figs. 15, 16. Chile.
(fig. 7). Parapodia biramous throughout; those in
Gravier, 1911a, p. 112, pl. 4, fig. 44. Petermann
anterior 14 to 15 segmentssmall, conical; those in
Island, at low tide, among rocks.
posteriorregionwith dorsaland ventralcirri (fig. 8).
Fauvel, 1951, p. 766. Ad61ieCoast,in 15 m.
Sclerocheilusantarcticus Ashworth, 1915, p. 421.
Most setae slenderand capillary, or spinousalong
Scotia Bay, South Okney Islands, in 10 fms; their free length. Furcatesetaeoccursparselyin both
Petermann Island, at low water. notopodia and neuropodia. Color in life vermilion
red, parapodialight yellowand branchiaedeepred.
Diagnosis:Two speciesmay be involved,as indi-
Distribution: Arctic to sub-Antarctic seas, cosmo-
catedby Ashworth[1915, pl. 37]; one from South
politan; eurybathic.
Orkney Islands (figs. 1, 2) with blunt prostomium;
another from Petermann Island, with laterally pro-
longedprostomium (figs.3, 4). Lengthof bodyvaries
from only 10 mm with 32 setigeroussegments, to 34 ?Scalibregma sp.
mm long with 46 segments[Ehlers,1908]. Bodyuni-
?Scalibregmasp. Ehlers, 1913, p. 538. Kerguelen
formly thick or taperingposteriorly;surfaceepithe- Islands.
lium reticulated,especiallyin front. Parapodiaconi-
cal, with a ventral cirrus (fig. 5); capillary and Diagnosis:Lengthof body 1.5 to 2 mm; segments
furcatesetaepresent.Buccalsegmenta smoothring, number15 to 21. Prostomium with or withouteyes;
separated midventrally.First setigeroussegmentforms prostomiumas long as, or longerthan, the first seg-
PLATE XIV
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 47
ment, which is smooth; all other segmentswith bi- 2. Body with deep midventralgroove (pl.
ramousparapodia.Setaecapillaryand furcate. XV, fig. 2) ........... 3
Body without deep midventralgroove. Travisia
Distribution:KerguelenIslands.
3. Body linear; midventralgroove
throughoutlength ..... Ammotrypane
Body thick; midventral groove only
posteriorly(pl. XVI, fig. 3) ...... 4
GenusSclerocheilus Grube, 1863 4. Anterior end marked off from thoracicregion
?Sclerocheilus minutus Grube, 1863 (pl. XVI, fig. 3) . . Euzonus(Thoracophelia)
Anterior end not marked off from thoracic
Plate XIV, figs. 9, 10 region (pl. XVI, fig. 8) ..... Ophelia
?Sclerocheilus
minutusFauvel, 1951, p. 765. Cape
Margerie, Ad61ieCoast, in 15 m.
Ashworth,1915, pl. 37, figs.7, 8. Emendation. GenusAmmotrypane Rathke,1843
Diagnosis:Prostomiumbroadly bilobed (fig. 9), Ammotrypane breviata Ehlers,1913
with ocularpatches.First segment
with acicularspines Plate XV, figs. 1-3
(fig. 10); other segmentswith capillarysetaeand
Ammotrypane breviataEhlers,1913,pp. 523-524, pl.
fewerfurcatespines.Specificidentityof the Antarctic
39, figs. 1-7. Wilhelm II Coast,in 385 m.
record is in doubt becausethe posteriorend is not
known. Monro, 1930, p. 165. Off Signy Island, South
Orkney Islands,in 244-344 m.
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; ?Antarctica; in Monro, 1936, p. 165. 47o37' to 5029'S; 58 to
15 m. 60W; in 141 to 219 m.
Monro,1939,pp. 133-134. EnderbyLand,in 219-
220 m.
Plate XIV
Plate XV
Ammotrypane breviata Ehlers (from Ehlers, 1913, pl. 39, figs. 3, 4, 7).
1. Anterior end of body through seventh setigerous segment,in ventral view, X 10.
2. Posterior end of body with anal tube, in ventral view, X 10.
3. A median segment, in lateral view, X 24.
Ammotrypane gymnopyge Ehlers (from Ehlers, 1908, pl. 17, figs. 2, 3, 4).
4. Prostomium and first 2 setigeroussegments,in dorsal view, x 30.
5. Posterior end, in right lateral view, X 30.
6. A median setigeroussegment,in dorsal view, x 300.
Ammotrypane scaphigera Ehlers (from Ehlers, 1901, pl. 22, figs. 2-4).
7. Anterior end of body, in ventral view, x 40.
8. Posterior end of body, in three-quarter view, showing anal processes,X 55.
9. Parapodium with branchia, in ventral view, X 180.
i 4
PLATE XVI
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 51
Plate XVI
PLATE XVII
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 53
Plate XVII
Travisia kerguelensis gravieri Monro, 1930 Diagnosis:Length of body 34 mm; width 6 mm;
segmentsnumber 25; shapespindle-form.Segmental
Plate XVII, fig. 6 groovesobscure.Epitheliumthin-walled;body black-
ringed. Prostomiumshort,conical,lacksappendages.
Travisia kerguelensis gravieri Monro, 1930, p. 167,
Oral aperturea medianlongitudinalfurrow extending
fig. 68. 64e48' to 64e56'S, 63 to 65W; in 295
and 315 m. through first 3 segments.Anterior segmentstrian-
nulatedand posteriorsegments biannulated,the para-
Diagnosis:This differs from the stem speciesin podiaon the anteriorring. Notopodiaandneuropodia
absenceof papillationor laciniationsof terminal seg- closetogether. Branchiaeperhapsabsent. Posterior
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 55
end a short cone, the anal aperture boundedby Augener,1932b,p. 56. BridgemanIsland,in 750m.
papillae. Diagnosis'
Body
short,
plump;
length
to30mm.A
Distribution:Wilhelm II Coast;in abyssaldepths. conspicuous
shield on ventral side of posteriorend
(fig. 1). Anterior thoracic segmentswith acicular
spines,frequentlywithdrawninto anteriorend.
Travisia olens Ehlers, 1897
Distribution: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific oceans; Ant-
Plate XVII, fig. 11 arctic areas; cosmopolitan;
in moderatedepths.
TravisiaolensEhlers,1897,p. 98, pl. 6, figs.162-163.
Strait of Magellan, in 30 fms.
Ehlers, 1900a, p. 13. Strait of Magellan. Family Capitellidae Grube
Ehlers,1901, p. 170. Strait of Magellan.
Gravier, 1911a, p. 113. Admiralty Bay, South KEY TO GENERA
Shetland Islands, at low tide.
Thorax consistsof 9 setigerous
Augener,1922, pp. 35-36. Redescriptionof type
segments .......... Capitella
specimen.
Thorax consistsof 11 setigerous
Monro, 1930, p. 165, fig. 66. FalklandIslands,in
115 m.
segments ......... Notomastus
Augener,1932b, p. 43. SouthGeorgia,in 10 m.
Diagnosis' Length of body varies from 12 to 78
mm;
width
to8.5mm;
segments
20to32.Lateral Genus
Capitella
Blainville,
1828
crenulations
of parapodia
(fig. 11) onlast15 or 16 Capitellacapitata(Fabricius,
1780)
segments,thus differing from T. kerguelensis(see
above).Genital
porespresentonanterior
segments,
Capitella
capitata
Ehlers,
1897,p. 117. Straitof
bestseen
fromsetigers
3 to 14. Magellan
andFalkland
Islands,
in 1-10fms.
Ehlers,1901, p. 188. Strait of Magellan.
Distribution:
Straitof Magellan;
SouthShetlandMonro,
1930,
pp.163-164.
Cumberland
East
Bay,
andFalkland
islands;SouthGeorgia;
in shallow South
Georgia,
in 38m.
depths. Augener,1932a, p. 110. SouthGeorgia,in 20 m.
Hartman, 1953, p. 49. King Edward Cove and
Travisia sp. Maiviken, South Georgia, in 1-75 m; Cumber-
land East Bay (SouthFjord), SouthGeorgia,in
Travisiasp. Ehlers,1913, p. 525. 6531S,8414E;
in 2450 m.
195 m; Green Patch, Falkland Islands,in 7 m.
Diagnosis'
Length
ofbody
23mm;width
10mm. Diagnosis' First7 body segments withcapillary
Segments
number
20. setae
in notopodia and nearopodia. Notopodia ofseg-
ments8 and 9 with thick, longspines,and neuropodia
Distribution:
Antarctica,
eastern
sector;in abyssal withsmalleruncini,like thosein abdominal
segments.
depths. Distribution'
Cosmopolitan;
usually
inshallow
or
estuarine areas.
Family Sternaspidae Carus
GenusSternaspis Otto, 1821
Sternaspis scutata (Renier,1807) Capitella capitata antarctica Monro, 1930
PLATE XVIII
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 57
Plate XVIII
Distribution: Arctic boreal, Atlantic and Pacific Ehlers, 1913, p. 539. Baie de l'Observatoire,Ker-
oceans;Antarctica; cosmopolitan;in shallowto great guelenIslands,with Macrocystis.
depths. Fauvel, 1916, p. 455. Stanley Harbour, Falkland
Islands, at low tide.
Abarenicola affinis affinis Wells, 1963, p. 142.
Notomastus (Clistomastus) lineatus Emended.
(Claparde,1870)
Diagnosis:Body consistsof 19 setigers;first bran-
Plate XVIII, fig. 7 chiaeon setiger7. Statocysts
present.First 3 setiger-
?Notomastus
lineatusMonro, 1930, p. 164. 5351' ous annuli very conspicuously developed(fig. 1).
30"S, 3618'30"W, in 245 m. Nephridia6 pairs, openon setigers4 to 9.
Diagnosis:Lengthrangesfrom 14 to 100 mm. Pros- Distribution: New Zealand; Kerguelenand Falk-
tomiumconical,with pairedeyespots. Thoracicepithe- landsislands;MacquarieIsland; intertidal.
lium areolatedthrough first 6 segments.First segment
a smoothring. Segments2 to 12 with pointedsetae
in neuropodiaand notopodia. Abdominal segments
with long-handledhooks. Anterior abdominalnoto- Abarenicola assimilisassimilis (Ehlers,1897)
podia approachmiddorsallyso as to be nearly con- Arenicola assimilisEhlers, 1897, p. 103. South
tinuous(fig. 7). Lateralspacebetweennotopodiaand Georgiaand Strait of Magellan,in 1-2 fms.
neuropodiawith a vesicularorgan. Ehlers,1900a,p. 13. Strait of Magellan.
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic and Ehlers,1901, p. 177. Strait of Magellan.
Pacific oceans,?Falkland Islands; cosmopolitan;in Fauvel, 1936, p. 32. Patagonia.
moderatedepths. AbarenicolaassimilisassimilisWells, 1963, p. 133.
Emended.
PLATE X IX
DESCRIPTIONSOF SPECIES 61
Diagnosis:Length of body 100-230 mm; width 4 other (fig. 7). First setigerwith 3 ventral uncini;
mm; segmentsinclude 19 setigers. Cephalicplaque other neuropodiawith more numerousrostrateuncini
very oblique,with smoothmargin,dividedinto 3 lobes (fig. 9) in singleseries.Anusa shortconesurrounded
by a pair of deep lateral notches.First setigerlacks by circletof about15 short,equallylong cirri, and a
neuropodial hooks. Posterior end with a single muchlongermidventralcirrus (fig. 8).
achaetouspreanal segment.Ventral plaque (fig. 6)
Distribution: South Orkney Islands and Peter I
oblique;ventrallyit forms a deeppouchseparatedby
Island; in 200-344 m.
deep lateral incisionsfrom the more dorsal part of
the plaque; its margin smoothor with 3 small cirri, a
pair lateral and one terminal.
Axiothella quadrimaculata Augener,1914
Distribution: South Georgia and Palmer Archi-
pelago; in moderatedepths. Plate XX, fig. 1
Plate XIX
PLATE X X
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 63
Plate XX
12). Anal plaque surroundedby circlet of 14 to 30 and hook-shaped(fig. 1), comprisinglessthan half
shortlobes,alternatingirregularlyshorterand longer. of lengthof plaqueand followedby area transversely
ridged. Dorsal margin of plaque weakly crenulated.
Distribution:Strait of Magellan;intertidal,in sand.
First 3 setigeroussegmentswith thick acicular spines
(fig. 2), 1 in a fascicle. Rostrateuncini (fig. 3) from
fourth setiger. Well developedglandularbandsin first
GenusIsocirrus Arwidsson,1907
8 to 9 setigers,in front of setal ring. Notosetaeof
Isocirrus yungi Gravier, 1911 2 kinds: narrowly bordered with barbed tips, and
capillary barbedsetae. Anal plaquesurroundedby a
Plate XXI, figs. 1-3 circlet of 30 short cirri.
lsocirrusyungi Gravier, 1911a, pp. 122-125, pl. 9,
Distribution: Antarctic Peninsula; South Georgia;
fig. 109, pl. 10, figs. 115-120. PetermannIsland,
South Shetland Islands; Ross Sea; in intertidal to
at low tide, rocks.
moderatedepths.
Benham,1921, p. 106. 6632'S, 14139'E, in 157
fms, ooze.
Benham,1927, p. 128. McMurdo Sound,RossSea,
in 158-250 fms. GenusLumbriclymenella Arwidsson,1911
Clymene(Isocirrus)yungi Monro, 1930,pp. 171-172. Lumbriclymenella robusta Arwidsson,1911
South Georgia, South Shetlands,and Palmer
Archipelago,in 93-1080 m. Plate XXI, figs.4-7
Monro, 1936, p. 167. Off StromhessHarbor, South
LumbriclymenellarobustaArwidsson,1911, pp. 3-7,
Georgia,and PalmerArchipelago,in 93-178 m.
pl. 1, figs. 14; pl. 2, figs. 32-36. Maiviken,
Monro, 1939, p. 134. 6432'S, 6645'S,in 110-300
m.
South Georgia,in 75 m.
Fauvel, 1916, pp. 456.457. Falkland Islands, in
Knox, 1962, p. 346. Mac. RoberstonLand. sand.
Diagnosis:Lengthof body to 170 mm; body with Monro, 1930, p. 170. 54'02'S to 6207'S,43 to
18 setigerousand 6 preanal asetigeroussegments. 62W, in 9-350 m.
Cephalic plaque almost at right angles to axis of Augener,1932b, p. 49. BouvetIsland and South
body, lacks keel. Nuchal organs slightly diverging Georgia,in 70-300 m, sand,gravel.
Plate XXI
Isocirrusyungi Gravier (from Gravier, 1911a,pl. 9, fig. 109; pl. 10, figs. 119, 120).
1. Cephalic plaque with prostomiumabove, showingtransverseridges, X 7.
2. Distal end of acicular seta from third segment, X 85.
3. Rostrate neuropodial uncinus, X 320.
Lumbriclymenellarobusta Arwidsson (from Arwidsson,1911, pl. 1, figs. 2, 4; pl. 2, figs. 34, 36).
4. Anterior end of body, in right lateral view, X 4.
5. Posterior end of body, in right lateral view, X 4.
6. Neurosetafrom an anterior neuropodium,enlarged.
7. Rostrate uncinus from a typical neuropodium,enlarged.
Maldane sarsi Malmgren (from Arwidsson,1907, pl. 6, figs. 196, 197).
8. Anterior end of body, in dorsal view, X 13.
9. Posterior end with anal plaque, in ventral view, X 10.
Maldane sarsi antarctica Arwidsson (from Arwidsson,1911, pl. 1, figs. 23, 26).
10. Anterior end of body indicating pigmentedareas,in right lateral view, X 5.
11. Posterior end of body, with everted proctodaeum,in right lateral view, X 5.
Maldanella antarctica Mcintosh (from Mcintosh, 1885, pl. 47, figs. 1, 2).
12. Anterior end of body, in right lateral view, X 1.
13. Cephalic plaque, in dorsal view, enlarged.
66 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
Diagnosis'
Length
ofbody80-100mm;width2 to3 Maldane
sarsiantarctica
Arwidsson,
1911
mm;consisting
of 19 setigerous
and3 preanal Plate
XXI,figs.
10,11
asetigerous
segments.Bodyvery slender.Dorsumof
anteriorend pigmented reddish brown.WithoutMaldane sarsiantarcticaArwidsson,1911,p. 32,pl.
cephalic(fig.4) or anal(fig.5) plaques.
Nuchal 1, figs.23-36;pl. 2, figs.50-54.Graham Coast
organsV-shaped. First4 neuropodiawithacicular andSouth Georgia,in 75-360m.
spines(fig.6); thereafter
unciniarerostrate
(fig. Monro,1930,p. 169. PalmerArchipelago and
7). Analendupturned, witha shorttongue-shapedSouth ShetlandIslands, in 160-1080m.
process. Augener,1932b,p. 48. Bridgeman Island,in 750
m.
Distribution'
SouthGeorgia;
Falkland
Islands; Monro,
1936,p. 168.OffSignyIsland,
South
South
Shetland
Islands;
Antarctic
coasts;
inmoderate Orkney Islands,
in244-344
m.
depths. Monro,
1939,p. 134.6703'S,
7429'E,
in437m.
Hartman,1953, p. 10. SouthGeorgiaand Graham
Coast,in 75-360 m.
?Lumbriclymenella sp.
Diagnosis'Length of body 17 to 106 mm; width 2
Lumbriclymene
sp.Ehlers,1913,p. 548. 6532'S,mm;bodywith19setigerous
and2 preanal
asetiger-
8530'E,
in 2725m. oussegments
(fig.11). Cephalic
plaque
witha long
Diagnosis'
A fragment,
lacking
anterior
end,
meas-andveryhighcephalic
keel(fig.10).Nuchal
organs
ures
55mmlongby1 mmwide.Analendwitha short, divergent,
andslightly
curved.Cephalic
border
keeled
plaque,
resembling
thatof Notoproctus
or entire
except
forlateral
incisions.
A glandular
cres-
Lumbriclymenella;
otherwise
unknown. centondorsalsurface
offifthsetiger.
Firstsetiger
lacks neurosetae; others with rows of uncini.
Distribution: Easternsectorof Antarctica; abyssal.
Distribution:SouthGeorgia;SouthOrkneyIslands;
Graham Coast.
Antarctica;in abyssaldepths.
Diagnosis:Length of 8 anterior setigersis 52 mm
and width 4 mm; first 2 segmentsdorsally reddish
brown,mostintensealongcephalickeel (fig. 8), other-
GenusMicromaldane Mesnil, 1897 wise unpigmented.Prostomiumbluntly rounded in
Micromaldane ornithochaeta Mesnil, 1897 front, lackseyespots.Mouth very large, with folded
posterior lip. Anterior end with buccal segmentas
Plate XXII, figs. 1-5 long as first setiger. First 3 setigersall aboutequally
MicromaldaneornithochaetaFauvel, 1951, p. 767. long; fourth shorter,and setigers5, 6, and 7 about
Cape Margerie, Ad61ieCoast. equalto combinedlengthsof setigers2 and3. Presetal
glandularareason setigers4 to 7; reducedto area of
Diagnosis: Body short, posteriorly incomplete; uncinigerous padson setiger8. First 3 setigerseach
length4 to 6 mm; width 0.2 to 0.5 mm. Anterior end with 1 or 2 large simple acicular spinesin a neuro-
of body rounded (fig. 1), with 2 groups of eyes. podium. Anal funnelboundedby shortlobesof equal
Nuchal organsnearly straightand parallel. Notosetae size (fig. 9). Notosetaeof 3 kinds; some thick,
linear, geniculate,with serratedcuttingedge (fig. 4) borderedwith hirsutetip (fig. 10), othersdelicateand
and shorter,spatulate,with striations(fig. 5). Pygid- pennate, and still others simple capillary. Typical
ium broadly funnellike (fig. 2). Neurosetaerostrate, rostrateuncini with 3 teeth abovemain fang.
with shortstem (fig. 3).
Distribution: South Georgia, Antarctic Peninsula,
Distribution: France; Ireland; Ad61ie Coast. and Mac. Robertson Land; in 75 to 315 m.
GenusNicomache Malmgren,1865
GenusNotoproctus Arwidsson,1907
Nicomache lumbricalis (Fabricius,1780)
Notoproctus oculatus antarcticus Arwidsson,1911
Plate XXII, figs.6, 7
Plate XXII, figs. 11, 12
NicomachelumbricalisEhlers,1908,p. 134. 5428'S,
0330'E, in 457 m. Notoproctusoculatusvar. antarcticus Arwidsson,1911,
pp. 8-11, pl. 2, figs. 37, 38. Graham Coast,in
Diagnosis:Known for an anterior end only, which 920 m.
agrees with the boreal Nicomachelumbricalis (Fa-
bricius). Bodyconsistsof 22 setigerous
and 2 preanal Ehlers,1913, p. 547. 65>27'S,80>33'E,in 3397 m.
asetigeroussegments.Anterior end without distinct Monro, 1939, pp. 136-137, fig. 20 a-d. Mac.
plaque (fig. 6); anal end with simple plaque (fig. RobertsonLand and Lars and Ingrid Christensen
7). Dorsumof first 3 segmentsreddishbrown. Seg- coasts, in 218-437 m.
ments7 and 8 glandular. Tubes cylindrical,straight
Diagnosis:Length of body 30 mm; width 1 mm;
or somewhatcurved, coveredwith fine sand or coarser
with 18 setigerous
and 3 preanalasetigerous
segments,
particles.
or with 19 setigersand 2 preanalasetigerous
segments.
Distribution: Arctic boreal, Atlantic, Pacific, and
Cephalicshield well developedand at almost right
cosmopolitanareas; southof BouvetIsland; in mod- anglesto main axis of body, its marginswith lateral
erate depths. notches. Nuchal groovestransverseand crescentic;
1
11 12
13
15
lO
PLATE XXII
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 69
Plate XXII
PLATE XXIII
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 71
Plate XXIII
Monro, 1939, p. 136. Tie Longue (Long Island), Plate XX, figs. 7-10
Kerguelen Islands,in 2-20 m.
Knox, 1962, p. 346. Mac. RoberstonLand. LeiochonesingularisGravier,1907, pp. 42-44, pl. 5,
figs.38--42; text figs.25, 26. BoothIsland,at low
Diagnosis: Tube uniformly slender,straight, well tide.
incrusted
with dark, largesandgrains;measures2 ?[Leiochone]
singularis
Arwidsson,
1911,p. 31. King
mm outside,
and 1.2 mm insidediameter.Lengthof EdwardCove,SouthGeorgia,in 2-8 m.
large specimensis 67 mm, width 1.1 mm, and seg-
ments
number
22,oranterior
endof 12segmentsDiagnosis'Length
ofbody 14mm; width 0.6mm;
measures
31mmlong
by1.7mm wide.
Bodybehind
setigers
number 19.Body slenderand lacking pig-
ment. Prostomiumbroadly rounded, with series of
secondsetigerlong and slender. Nuchal organs ap-
proximately
J-shaped
(fig.3). Collars
ofsetigerous
eyespots
(fig.7) in crescentic
arrangement.
Mouth
segments2 and 3 (fig. 2) only slightly, or not at all, boundedby a thick lower lip (fig. 8). Peristomium
incised middorsally. Posterior collars reappear on fused with prostomiumand separatedfrom the first
setigers
17to18,butcollar
onsegment
17variable
to setigerous
segment.
First
6 segments
uniformly
large;
absent.
Posterior
collars
without
incision
middorsally
next
2 shorter,
andsegments9 to17proportionately
(fig. 4). Setigeroussegments3 to 9 or 10 with seg- longer (fig. 9). Each of first 3 setigerswith I or 2
mentalbandsbelowand at sidesof parapodia. Uncini thick acicular spinesin neuropodia,thereafterwith
indouble
rows
onsetigers
4 to14.Uncini withlargeseries
of short-handled
rostrate
hooks(fig.10).
fang
surmounted
byI (fig.5) orfewteeth. Pygidium
withashort,
smooth
flange.
This speciesdoes not ally itself with Clymenura
Distribution: South Georgia; KerguelenIslands; Verrill (-- LeiochoneArwidsson,1970) becauseit
Port Charcot;Commonwealth Bay and Antarctica;in seemsto lack a large, midventralgland shieldchar-
shallowdepths. acteristicof the latter. The short-handled rostrate
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 73
Sabellaria macropaleaPratt, 1901, p. 13. Falkland Kinberg, 1858-1910, pp. 70-71, pl. 27, fig. 4.
Islands, intertidal, under stone. Strait of Magellan.
ldanthyrsusarmatusMonro, 1930, p. 177, fig. 73. Hartman, 1944, pp. 351-352, pl. 35, figs. 77, 78.
East Falkland, in 79-115 m. Strait of Magellan.
Monro, 1936, p. 172. Falkland Islands; South SabellariamacropaleaPratt, 1901, p. 13. Falkland
Georgia;very commonin shallowdepths. Islands, intertidal, under stones.
Pallasia pennata Fauvel, 1941, pp. 291-292. Punta
Arenas, Strait of Magellan. Diagnosis:Operculumdistallysubcircular(fig. 6),
with dark convexdisk,composed of 3 rowsof paleae;
Diagnosis:Length of body 7-10 mm. Operculum
outermostpaleaeeachwith 2 teeth at outer distal mar-
with 2 rowsof paleae; opercularpeduncles completely
gin. Anterior thoracic notosetalpaleae, with broad
separated.Paleaegoldenor yellow,the outerrow di-
tip (fig. 7); farther back notosetaeslenderer,laterally
rectedout (fig. 2), each with lateral serrations(fig.
serrated (fig. 8). Abdominal uncini usually each
4). Inner paleaelong,smooth,with narrow,transverse
with 6 teeth along the cutting edge.
striae. Nuchal hooksnumber 2 or 3 pairs. Thoracic
parapodiawith broad, flat, paleal setae(fig. 3). Ab- Distribution: Strait of Magellan; Falkland Islands;
dominal neuropodiawith uncini marginally dentate intertidal.
(fig. 5). Branchiaepresenton all but the last few
setigeroussegments.
Distribution: Chile, sub-Antarctic islands, South Family Pectinariidae Quatrefages
Georgia,and FalklandIslands;intertidaland in mod-
erate depths. GenusCistenides Malmgren,1866
Plate XXIV
in lateral view (fig. 2), and in single rows, or the GenusAmphicteis Grube, 1850
third in a row may be paired.
Amphicteis gunneri antarctica Hessle,1917
Distribution: Bouvet Island; Graham Coast; Ross
Sea; South Orkney Islands; in moderatedepths. Plate XXV, figs. 6, 7
Augener,1932b,p. 57. BridgemanIslandand Port Hartman, 1952, p. 233. Rossand Peter I islands,in
Lockroy, in 90-750 m. 30-50 fins.
Monro, 1936,p. 173. 5458'S,3500'W,in 90-0 m. Hartman, 1953, p. 52. South Georgia,in moderate
Monro, 1939, p. 138. KerguelenIslands,in 150 m. depths.
Diagnosis:Lengthof body 10 to 20 ram; width 1.5 Diagnosis: Thoracicpaleaevery muchlongerthan
to 2 mm; consistsof 14 thoracic and 12 abdominal notosetae;eachterminatesdistallyin very slendertip
parapodialsegments.Thoracicpaleaenumber7 to 8 (fig. 7). Body consistsof 17 thoracicand 15 abdom-
on a side (fig. 3); eachthick and taperingto a long, inal setigeroussegments.Branchiae arranged in 2
slendertip (fig. 4). Branchiae4 pairs, insertedin a groupsof 4 each,the 2 groupsclearlyseparatedby a
straightrow (fig. 3), joined acrossdorsumby a trans- fold. Thoracicuncinifirst presentfrom fourthsetiger.
versefold. Dorsal cirri in abdomenvery little devel- Thoracic notosetaeare borderedcapillaries; each of
oped. Thoracicsetaeare borderedcapillaries.Tho- thoracic uncini with 5 to 7 teeth in a single row.
racic uncini with 2 vertical rows of 5 to 7 teeth (fig. Abdominalparapodiawith a prolongeddorsal cirrus
5) in a row. Abdominal uncini with 3 vertical rows (fig. 6). Tube constructedof mud, thick-walledover
of about 5 teeth each. Anus papillated. Tube thick- a membranous lining.
walled,of mud, with spongespicules.
Distribution:SouthGeorgia; SouthOrkney, South
Distribution: Kerguelen Islands; South Shetland Sandwich,and Kerguelenislands; RossSea; in 5 to
Islands;Antarctica; in moderatedepths. 400 m.
11 12
. 1
13
PLATE XXV
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 79
ous segmentsis 36 ram; width 9 mm acrossthorax or Diagnosis: Lengthof body without branchiaeabout
widest part. Thorax with 17 setigers. Prostomium 12 mm; width 1 mm; including15 thoracicand 12 ab-
entire or feebly trilobed, followedby a segmentpartly dominalsetigeroussegments.Prostomiumtrilobed,its
concealedby the branchial segment. Peristomium median lobe narrow and projecting in front of the
forminga ring behindthe prostomiumand, ventrally, outer paired lobes (fig. 13). Branchiae4 pairs, with
a lowerlip. The arch abovethe mouththicklycovered 3 pairs insertedin a transverseline, with the middle
with short, papilliform, clavate,smoothtentacles;be- one of each seriesprolonged(fig. 11) and the other
low this, a foldedmembraneoccupyingthe oral cavity 2 pairs shorter, the fourth pair inserted behind
(fig. 8). Branchiaenumber3 pairs, insertedin linear the 2 outer pairs; all branchiaesomewhatciliated.
arrangement,the 2 inner pairs extendingbackto about Oral tentacleswith short, papillar, lateral processes.
setiger15, the outermostpair considerably shorter;all First setigerimmediatelybehind the paleal fascicles,
fusedbasallyand insertedon a raisedfold; all bran- but obscure. Eleventh parapodium shoved dorsal,
chiae cirriform. Setae narrowly limbate, terminating its setaefaintly hirsute at tip. Thoracic uncini each
in delicatetips. Thoracicunciniwith 4 teethin lateral with 2 vertical rows of 4 teeth. Abdominal uncini
view, in each of 2 rows (fig. 9). Abdominal uncini broader, shorter, each with about 4 vertical rows of
eachwith 2 verticalrows of 3 to 4 teeth (fig. 10). 3 to 4 teeth (fig. 12). Abdominalparapodiawithout
dorsal cirri.
Distribution: Antarctica, eastern sector;
erate depths. Distribution: Off Lars and Ingrid Christensen
coasts;in moderatedepths.
GenusAnobothrus Levinsen,1883
Anobothrus patagonicus (Kinberg, 1867)
Anobothrus antarcticus Monro, 1939
Plate XXV, fig. 14
Plate XXV, figs. 11-13
AmpharetepatagonicaKinberg, 1867, p. 343. Pata-
AnobothrusantarcticusMonro, 1939, pp. 139-140, gonia.
figs. 22 a-e. Off Lars and Ingrid Christensen Ehlers, 1897, p. 129. Beagle Channel, Strait of
coasts, in 437 m. Magellan, in 7 fms.
Plate XXV
Amage sculpta Ehlers (from Ehlers, 1908, pl. 20, figs. 2, 9).
1. Entire body, in dorsalview, X 10.
2. Uncini, in frontal and lateral views, X 760.
Ampharete kerguelensisMcintosh (from Mcintosh, 1885, pl. 47, fig. 10; pl. 26a, figs. 23, 24).
3. Anterior end of body, in dorsal view, enlarged.
4. Distal end of palea from middle of the series, x 700.
5. Thoracic uncinus,in lateral view, X 700.
Amphicteis gunneri antarctica Hessle (from Hessle, 1917, pl. 1, fig. 10; text fig. 21 b).
6. Abdominal parapodium, enlarged.
7. Distal end of palea, enlarged.
Amythas membrani/era Benham (from Monro, 1939, figs. 24, a, c, d).
8. Oral region and tentacular membrane, seen from front, X 5.
9. Thoracic uncini, in frontal view, x 800.
10. Abdominal uncini, in frontal view, X 800.
Anobothrus antarcticus Monro (from Monro, 1939, figs. 22 a, b, c).
11. Branchial region, in dorsalview, x 140.
12. Abdominal uncinus,in frontal view, X 1400.
13. ?rostomium, in dorsal view, X 40.
Anobothruspatagonicus(Kinberg) (from Monro, 1939, fig. 21).
14. Anterior region, branchiae fallen away, in dorsal view, X 90.
7
PLATE XXVI
DESCRIPTIONS
OF SPECIES 81
Plate XXVI
Grubianella antarctica Mcintosh (from Mcintosh, 1885, pl. 48, figs. 1, 2).
1. Anterior end of body, branchiaefrom left side removed,in dorsalview, enlarged.
2. Posteriorend of body, in dorsal view, enlarged.
Melinna buskii Mcintosh (from Mcintosh, 1922, pl. 2, fig. 10).
3. Thoracic uncinus, in lateral view, x 700.
Melinna cristata (Sars) (from Wollebaek, 1912, pl. 14, figs, 4, 6).
4. Anterior end of body, in dorsalview, enlarged.
5. Large dorsalhook, in lateral view, enlarged.
Melinnoides nelsoni Benham (from Benham, 1927, pl. 3, figs. 74, 78, 80, 81).
6. Anterior end, in left lateral view, x 25.
7. Uncinus, in lateral view, x 520.
8. Thoracic uncinus,in frontal view, enlarged.
9. Abdominal uncinus,in frontal view, enlarged.
82 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
Mcintosh, 1885, pp. 427-428, pl. 47, fig. 11; pl. GenusSosane Malmgren, 1866
26A, fig. 25; pl. 37A, fig. 6. Off Heard Island,in
75 fms. Sosane sp.
Hessle,1917, p. 123. 6420'S, 5638'W, in 150 m. Sosane? sp. Ehlers, 1908, p. 143. East of Bouvet
Monro, 1930, pp. 181-183, fig. 75. Bransfield Island, in 439 m.
Strait, South Shetland Islands, in 152-200 m.
Diagnosis:A fragment, with characteristicsof the
Monro, 1936, p. 174. South SandwichIslands,in
99 to 329 m.
genus;paleaedeveloped but inconspicuous. Branchiae
4 pairs, smooth,slender. Thorax with 15 setigerous
Augener,1932b,p. 82. PrincessMartha Coast,in
220 m.
segments, the first small; notopodiaof setiger13 not
as originally described,thus the questionable identi-
Monro, 1939, p. 141. 6507'S, 10729'E, and off fication. Tube of thick mud.
Knox Coast, in 640 m.
Phyllocomusdibranchiata Benham, 1921, p. 97. Distribution: Bouvet Island; in 439 m.
66e32'S, 141e39'E, in 157 fms.
Diagnosis:Length of body 30 to 83 mm; width 4 GenusSosanopsisHessle,1917
to 7 ram; including15 thoracicand about45 abdomi-
Sosanopsiskerguelensis Monro, 1939
nal parapodia. Prostomiumlarge, rounded (fig. 5),
splashedwith dark red pigmentwhichextendsirregu- Plate XXVII, figs. 8-10
larly to undersurfaceof buccal segmentand along
Sosanopsis kerguelensisMonro, 1939, p. 140, fig. 23.
dorsumto fifth setigerous segment.Branchiae4 pairs
Near entranceto Bras Bolinder, Kerguelen Is-
(fig. 4), eachflat, leaflike, for about of length,ter-
lands, in 20-30 m.
minatingin a cirriform tip; insertedin 2 transverse
serieswith 3 in one row and the fourth directly in Diagnosis:Length23 mm; width 3 ram; segments
front of the innermostpair. Tubeshorny, tough, in- number 29, of which 15 are thoracic and 14 abdomi-
crustedwith sandgrainsand detritus. nal. Prostomiumtrilobed, with a wide median part
(fig. 8). Oral tentaclessmooth. Paleae absent.Bran-
Distribution: Kerguelen,SouthShetland,and South
chiae number4 pairs, arrangedin 2 groups,with 3
Sandwichislands; Knox Coast; Heard Island; in mod-
pairs in an anterior row and a fourth pair farther
eratedepths.
back (fig. 8). The 2 median branchiaelargest, ex-
tend back to about setiger 7. First notopodium,
GenusSamytha Malmgren, 1866 presentin third segment,reducedand inconspicuous.
Thoracicuncini from fourth setiger. Thirteenthnoto-
Samytha ?speculatrix Ehlers, 1913 podium shoveddorsally, its setae distally fine and
Plate XXVII, figs.6, 7 hirsute. Thoracic uncini with 3 vertical rows, each
with about 4 teeth and a large median fang (fig. 9).
Samytha (?)speculatrixEhlers, 1913, pp. 554-555, Abdominal uncini short, thick, with numerous teeth
pl. 42, figs. 9-11. Wilhelm II Coast,RossSea,in above fang (fig. 10). Anal end surroundedby a
350 m.
crenateedge and a pair of lateral, subulatecirri in
Hessle,1917, p. 128. RossSea. line with the neuropodiallobes. Tubes slender,con-
structed of mud.
Diagnosis:Length of body 11-13.5 mm; width 2.5
mm; segmentsnumber 26. Peristomiumwith many Distribution:KerguelenIslands;in shallowdepths.
eyespots.Branchiaenumber3 pairs (fig. 6). Anterior
end lackspaleal spines. Capillary setaepresentfrom
Family TerebeHidae Malmgren
third segment,continued on 17 segments.The ab-
dominalregion,as originallyshown(fig. 6), probably KEY TO SUBFAMILIES
regenerated.Thoracic uncini with 4 teeth in lateral
Anterior end prolongedas a proboscis
view (fig. 7).
(pl. XXVIII, fig. 3) ..... Artacaminae
Distribution: Wilhelm II Coast,Ross Sea; in 350 m. Anterior end not prolongedas a proboscis. . 2
7
9 10
PLATE XXVII
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 85
chiaepresent
as filiformlobes. . Thelepinae 8. Stemof branchiae
short;nephridia
of a
side basally connected . . . Amphitrite
Stem of branchiaelong; nephridia of a
sidefree from one another. . Neoamphitrite
SubfamilyAmphitritinae Hessle
9. Tube cylindrical,flaring distally into a
KEY TO GENERA fanlike process........ Lanice
Tube not flaring out fanlike distally . . . 10
1. Branchiae present ......... 3
Branchiae absent ......... 2 10. Dorsal side of cephaliclobe with many
eyes ............. 11
2. Uncini presentfrom sixth segment. . Proclea
Dorsalsideof cephaliclobewithouteyes. . 12
Uncini presentfrom fifth segment. . Leaena
3. Uncini pectiniform,with marginal teeth 11. Branchiaenumber 2 pairs; anterior seg-
ments without lateral lobes .... Nicolea
in a singlerow ........ Loimia
Uncini avicular, with a large fang sur- Branchiae number 3 pairs; segments2 to
mounted
bysmaller
teeth
(pl.XXXII, 4 with
lateral
lobes
..... Eupolymnia
fig. 13) ........... 4 12. Branchiae
number1 to 3 pairs, each
4. Thoracic
setigeroussegments
number richlydivided
distally
....... 13
17 or 18 ........... 5 Branchiaenumber2 pairs, insertedon
Thoracic setigeroussegmentsnumber secondand third segments,each one a
more than 20 ........ Terebella single filament ....... Eupistella
5. Thoracicnotosetaepresentfrom fourth 13. Nephridiabasallyconnected; branchiae
distinct segment ......... 7 number2 pairs ....... Lanicides
Thoracicnotosetaepresentfrom third Nephridiabasallyfree from oneanother;
segment............ !5 branchiaenumber 1 to 3 pairs. . . Pista
Plate XXVII
Plate XXVIII
Amphitrite cirrata Miiller (from Wollebaek, 1912, pl. 31, fig. 1).
1. Anterior end of body, in left lateral view, enlarged.
Amphitrite kerguelensisMcintosh (from Mcintosh, 1885, pl. 49, fig. 1).
2. Entire animal, partly encasedin tube, in right lateral view, enlarged.
Artacama proboscideaMalmgren (from Mcintosh, 1885, pl. 51, fig. 6).
3. Entire animal, in right lateral view, enlarged.
...
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--,.
PLATE XXIX
DESCRIPTIONSOF SPECIES 89
Plate XXIX
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PLATE XXX
DESCRIPTIONSOF SPECIES 91
Nicolea bilobata Ehlers, 1912, pp. 27-28. Victoria Distribution: Antarctic mainland; in shallow to
Plate XXX
Photographsof tubes of various Sedentaria (from Gravier, 1911a, pl. 12, figs. 156 to 177) (all natural size).
1 (156). Pista spini/era (Ehlers).
2 (157). Streblosoma bairdi antarctica Monro.
3 (158). terebellid.
4 (159-161). Streblosoma bairdi antarctica Monro.
5 (162). terebellid.
6 (163-165). Streblosoma sp.
7 (166). terebellid.
8 (167-169). Streblosoma sp.
9 (170). Helicosiphon biscoeensisGravier.
10 (171-175). Serpula narconensis Baird.
11 (176, 177). Paralaeospiraaggregata (Caullery and Mesnil).
3 4 7
lO
!1
12
15
14
13
PLATE XXXI
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 93
Plate XXXI
12
PLATE XXXll
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 95
Leaena collaris Hessle, 1917 resemblingvery short branchiae (fig. 3). Thoracic
setaebroadlylimbate. Thoracicunciniwith main fang
Plate XXXII, figs. 1-4
surmountedby 3 rows of shorterteeth (fig. 4).
LeaenacollarisHessle,1917,p. 198, pl. 2, figs.9, 10;
Distribution: Antarctica, eastern sector; in 206 m.
text fig. 52. South Georgia, in 95-250 m.
Monro, 1930, p. 188. SouthGeorgia,in 238-270 m.
Monro, 1936, p. 178. CumberlandBay, South
Georgia, in 110-250 m. Leaena wandelensis Gravier, 1907
Diagnosis:Length of body 30-70 ram; width 3-4 Plate XXXII, figs. 5-7
ram; segments number55. Anterior end withouteyes.
Leaenawandelensis Gravier, 1907, pp. 50-52, pl. 5,
Lateral lobes (fig. 1) on segments2, 3, and 4; third figs. 47-48, text figs. 32-34. Port Charcot,Booth
segmentwith a well developedlobedor crenulatedcol- Island, in 48 m.
lar on dorsalsurface(fig. 2). Thoracicsetigersnum-
Gravier, 1911a, pp. 137-138. DeceptionIsland,
ber 17, of which 11 have gland shields. Setae with South Shetlands,in 32 m.
broad wings (fig. 3) and long, slendertips. Uncini Benham,1927, pp. 107-111. McMurdo Sound,Ross
in long series, each with a main fang (fig. 4) sur- Sea, in 140-300 fins.
mountedby 4 or 5 rows of smallteeth. Distinguished Hartman,1952, p. 236. RossIsland,in 58-100 fins.
from other speciesby its crenulatedcollar.
Leaenawandelensis Levenstein,1964, p. 177. Eastern
Distribution: South Georgia; in moderatedepths. sector of Antarctica.
Plate XXXII
Leaena collaris Hessle (from Hessle, 1917, pl. 2, figs. 9, 10; text figs. 52 a, c).
1. Anterior end of body, in left lateral view, X 10.
2. Anterior end of body, in dorsal view, X 10.
3. Distal end of long thoracic seta, X 400.
4. Thoracic uncinus, in lateral view, X 650.
Leaena wandelensisGravier (from Gravier, 1907, pl. 5, fig. 46; text figs. 33, 34).
5. Anterior end of body, in ventrolateral view, x 11.
6. Limbate notopodialseta,in lateral view, X 400.
7. Thoracic uncinus, in lateral view, X 800.
Loimia ?medusa(Savigny) (from Monro, 1931, fig. 1).
8. Entire body, in left lateral view, enlarged.
Lysilla loveni macintoshi Gravier (from Monro, 1930, fig. 82, and Gravier, 1907, fig. 37).
9. Genital-nephridial orifices in fourth to sixth setigers, X 7.5.
10. Spatulate notopodial seta, x 800.
Neoamphitriteaffinis antarctica (Monro) (from Monro, 1930, figs. 79 a, b, c).
11. Branchial region through third setigerous segment, in right lateral view, X 7.2.
12. Distal end of a thoracic seta, in lateral view, X 158.
13. Thoracic uncinus, in lateral view, X 500.
96 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
by severalrows of smallerteeth (fig. 7). Leaena uncinuswith about4 rows of teeth (fig. 13) above
arenilega (see above) has been consideredidentical the main fang.
[Benham, 1927, p. 107], a conclusionthat may be
Distribution: Antarctic mainland, westernsector; in
justifiable. L. wandelensis
Gravier has priority.
moderatedepths.
Distribution: Antarctic continent and South Shet-
land Islands;in shallowto moderatedepths.
Neoamphitrite ?variabilis (Risso,1826)
Amphitritevariabilis Ehlers, 1900b, p. 220. Puerto
GenusLoimia Malmgren, 1866 Condor, southernSouth America, in 50 fms.
Ehlers, 1901, p. 208. SouthernSouth America.
Loimia ?medusa (Savigny,1818)
Plate
XXXII,fig.8 Diagnosis'
Differs
from
Neoamphitrite
a/finis
ant-
arctica (see above) in that lateral lobes are small on
Loimia ?medusaMonro, 1931, p. 212, fig. 1. Off segments 2, 3, and 4, and nephridialpapillaeare
SouthAfrica. presenton segments3 to 8. The species
is questioned
Monro,1936,p. 180. Off SouthAfrica,in 0-161 m, becausethis is moretypicallya warmwaterform.
and
350-660
m,pelagic. Distribution'
Mediterranean
Sea;
offsouthern
South
Diagnosis: Small, postlarval, pelagic terebellids, America.
measuring15 mm long, with 3 pairs of dendritic
branchiae(fig. 8). Thoracicunciniare pectinate,with
5 to 6 teethof subequal
sizein a singlerow. The Genus
NeolepreaHessle,
1917
records are north of 4000'S, but in considerable
depths. Neoleprea
streptochaeta
(Ehlers,
1897)
Distribution'
RedSea;cosmopolitan
inwarmseas, Plate
XXXIII,figs.1,2
probablynotpenetrating
intoAntarctic
seas,
except
as Lepreastreptochaeta
Ehlers,1897,pp.130-132,
pl. 8,
larvalstages. figs.203-205.Straitof Magellan
andFalkland
Islands, in 1 fm.
Ehlers,1901, p. 208. FalklandIslands.
Ehlers,1913, p. 560. KerguelenIslands.
Genus
Neoamphitrite
Hessle,
1917 Fauvel,
1916,
p.465.Falkland
Islands,
inagastro-
Neoamphitrite anis antarctica (Monro,1936) pod shell.
Benham,1921, p. 94. Macquarie Island, in rock
Plate
XXXII,
figs.
11-13 pool.
Amphitrite edwardsiMonro, 1930, pp. 189-191, fig. Neolepreastreptochaeta
Hessle,1917, p. 192. 5100'
79. West Falkland, in 81-156 m. to 5800'S, 5700' to 5800'W, in 7-40 m.
Amphitrite a/finis antarctica Monro, 1936, p. 177. Monro, 1930, p. 188. SouthGeorgiaand Falkland
5000' to 5300'S, 6200' to 7000'W, in 14- Islands, in 105-270 m.
162 m. Monro, 1936, p. 180. 5339'S, 7054'W, in 14-
78 m.
Diagnosis:Length of body to 120 mm; segments
Monro, 1939, p. 143. Port Jeanned'Arc, Kerguelen
number about 90. Thorax thick and archeddorsally;
Islands, shore.
eyespotsabsent. Three pairs of branchiae,richly
branched(fig. 11). Laterallobesof secondand third Diagnosis:Length of body 55 mm; width 5 mm in
segmentslarge, those on fourth only slightly devel- front and 2 mm behind; segmentsnumber93-100.
oped. Nephridiapresenton segments 3 to 12. Ventral Thorax with 17 setigers.Color uniformlyyellowto
gland shieldson 11 segments.Notosetae(fig. 12) gray. Prostomiumlarge, with many tentacles;eyes
limbate and terminatingin a long, denticulatedtip. absent.First 2 segments
lack setae.Branchiae2 pairs,
Uncini in double rows on setigers7 to 16. Each on secondand third segments,the firstpair largerand
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 97
setmoredeeplythan the second,and bothdendritically Thoracic setae present from first postbranchialseg-
branched. Gland shieldsdecreasein width posteriorly ment, and uncini from second setigeroussegment.
and are absent from last 4 thoracic segments.First Setaelimbate and smooth. Each uncinuswith a large
setaefrom secondbranchial segment.Somenotosetae fang belowa row of 2 to 5 teeth,the latter surmounted
(fig. 1) distallymodified,with dentations(not shown by severalrows of small denticles.
in figure). Thoracic uncini in single seriesin first
Distribution: Strait of Magellan; sub-Antarcticis-
8, then in doublerowsin last thoracicsegments.Each
lands, and antarctic mainland; in shallow to moderate
uncinuswith large fang surmounted by smalldenticles
depths.
(fig. 2). Nephridialpapillae7 pairs, locatedbetween
notopodiaand neuropodiaof setigers3 to 9.
GenusPista Malmgren, 1866
Distribution: Southern South America; Falkland
Islands;MacquarieIsland; SouthGeorgia;Kerguelen Pista abyssicola Mcintosh, 1885
Islands; intertidal to shallowdepths,or to 270 m.
Plate XXXIII, fig. 3
Distribution: Off Rio de la Plata, South America; Distribution: North and south Atlantic oceans; Ant-
Falkland Islands; South Shetland Islands; Ross Sea; arctica; cosmopolitan;eurybathic.
in shallowto moderatedepths.
Plate XXXIII
Pista god/royi Benham, 1927, pp. 100-101, pl. 2, many lobes. Uncini in first thoracicneuropodialong-
figs. 59, 60; pl. 6, fig. 193. McMurdo Sound, handled (fig. 4), farther back much shorter-handled.
Ross Sea, in 140-300 fms. Tube long, cylindrical or taperingbasally,with long
attachedprojections(fig. 3).
Diagnosis:Tube characteristic, undulatingor twist-
ing, the walls of fine brown sandmixed with black Distribution: Off southeastern South America and
particles,with thornlikeprocesses at regularintervals, islandsof Antarctica; in moderatedepths.
in spiral arrangement.Length of body 8-50 mm;
width 2-2.7 mm, taperingposteriorlyto a width of
Pista spinijera (Ehlers, 1908)
1.2 mm. Segmentsinclude 17 thoracicsetigers,of
which 14 haveventralshields.Anterior segments lack Plate XXIX, figs. 5-7; Plate XXX, fig. 1
lateral lobes. Branchiaea singlepair, insertedon sec-
Scione spini/era Ehlers, 1908, pp. 152-153, pl. 20,
ondsegment(fig. 1), eachwith a longthickstemand
figs.10-14. Eastof BouvetIsland,in 439-463 m.
a close tuft of terminal filaments. Third segment
Gravier, 1911a, pp. 134-135, pl. 12, fig. 156. Mar-
laterally reduced.First setigerous fascicleon fourth
gueriteBay, in 250 m.
segmentand first uncini on fifth segment.Anterior
Ehlers, 1913, p. 561, pl. 44, fig. 7. Wilhelm II
segments lack long-handled uncini. Thoracicuncini
Coast, in 385 m.
with a largefang surmounted by 2 smallerteeth,seen
Pistaspini/eraAugener,1932b,p. 60. BouvetIsland
in profile (fig. 2).
and Port Lockroy, in 120-300 m.
Distribution: Antarctic continent; in moderate
Diagnosis:The tube is characteristic;long,tapering
depths.
basally, somewhatspirally twisted and ridged (pl.
XXX, fig. 1), with longlateralprojections(fig. 6, 7).
Pista mirabilis Mcintosh, 1885 Lengthof body 105 mm; width 6 mm; segments num-
ber about134, of which 17 are thoracicsetigers.The
Plate XXIX, figs. 3, 4 anal end terminates in a circlet of 12 threadlike cirri.
Pista mirabills Mcintosh,1885, pp. 454-457, pl. 51, Branchiae1 pair, each one with a thick stem,bifur-
figs.1, 2; pl. 27A, fig. 34; pl. 38A, fig. 2. Off the catedandthenagaindividednumerous times(fig. 5).
mouth of the Rio de la Plata, in 600 fms. The first 3 segments
with irregularlydividedventral
shields.
Benham,1927, p. 99. McMurdoSoundand Cape
Adare, in 45-250 fms. First segmentwith a pair of long, ventral, semi-
Monro,1930,pp. 186-187,fig. 76. ClarenceIsland, circular laterallobes;secondsegmentwith shortlobes,
South Shetland Islands, in 342 m. laterally concealed by the third segment.The fourth
Monro, 1936, p. 181. SouthGeorgia. segment the first setiger;uncini from the secondse-
Monro, 1939, p. 144. Knox Coastand Lars and tiger. Anterior uncini lack a longhandle.
Ingrid Christensen coasts,in 193 to 640 m. Distribution: East of Bouvet Island; west of Ant-
Levenstein,1964, p. 174. Eastern sector of Ant- arctic Peninsula; Wilhelm II Coast; in moderate
arctica, in 100-900 m. depths.
Scione mirabills Ehlers, 1913, p. 562. Wilhelm II
Coast, in 350-385 m.
GenusProclea Saint Joseph,1894
Benham,1921, p. 85, pl. 9, figs.97-100. Common-
wealthBay, in abyssaldepths. Proclea glabrolimbata Hessle,1917
Diagnosis:Lengthof body to 76 mm; width to 4 Plate XXXIV, figs. 1-3
mm. Lateral lobe of third segmentlarge, rounded;
ProcleaglabrolimbataHessle,1917, pp. 201-203, pl.
that of next, or first setiger,hardly developed.Body
2, figs. 11, 12; text fig. 54. GrahamCoast,in
coloreddull orangeor pale brown. Thoracicsetigers 360 m.
number17; ventralglandshieldsto aboutsegment13.
Branchiae1 pair, eachonewith a thick,longbase,ter- Diagnosis:Lengthof bodyabout50 mm; branchiae
minatingin 3 main branches, eachagaindividedinto and eyesabsent(fig. 2). Segments 2, 3, and 4 with
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 101
SubfamilyPolycirrinae Hessle
SubfamilyArtacaminae Chamberlin
KEY TO GENERA
GenusArtacama Malmgren, 1866
1. Setae and uncini absent ..... Hauchiella
Artacama proboscidea Malmgren,1866
Setaeor also uncini present....... 2
Plate XXVIII, fig. 3 2. Uncini present........ Polycirrus
Uncini absent.......... Lysilla
Artacamachallengeriae
Mcintosh,1885, pp. 477-478,
pl. 51, fig. 6; pl. 28A, figs.23-25. Kerguelen
Islands.
Genus Hauchiella Levinsen, 1893
Ehlers,1913,p. 568. Baie de l'Observatoire,
Ker-
guelenIslands. Hauchiella tribullata (Mcintosh, 1869)
Artacama
proboscidea
Ehlers,1900a,p. 16. Straitof Plate XXXV, fig. 1
Magellan,in 10-20 fms.
Ehlers,1901,p. 213. Strait of Magellan. Hauchiella tribullata Hessle, 1917, pp. 233-234,
Hessle,1917, pp. 194-195,pl. 2, fig. 13. South 5140' to 5417'S, 5744' to 3628'W, in 17-
25 m.
Georgia,in 20-250 m.
Plate XXXIV
Procleaglabrolimbata
Hessle(from Hessle,1917,pl. 2, fig. 11; text figs.54 c, d).
1. Long thoracicseta from one of 8 last parapodia,x 600.
2. Anterior end of body,in right lateral view, x 6.
3. Short thoracic seta from one of 8 last parapodia, x 600.
TerebellaehlersiGravier (from Gravier,1907,pl. 5, fig. 45; text fig. 31).
4. Thoracic uncinus,in lateral view, x 635.
5. Thoracicnotopodialsetawith serratedtip, x 400.
,6
11
10
PLATE XXXV
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 105
Monro, 1930, p. 197, fig. 82. South Georgia,in Distribution: Cape Adare, Antarctica; from un-
160-335 m. known depth.
Plate XXXV
Hauchiella tribullata (Mcintosh) (from Ehlers, 1913, pl. 44, fig. 15).
1. Entire animal, in ventral view, X 10.
Polycirrusantarcticus(Willey) (from Willey, 1902, pl. 42, fig. 6; pl. 46, fig. 6).
2. Entire animal, with large ova, in left lateral view, enlarged.
3. Thoracic uncinus,in lateral view, enlarged.
Polycirrushamiltoni Benham (from Monro, 1930, figs. 80 a, b, c).
4. Larger kind of notoseta,in lateral view, X 324.
5. Smaller kind of notoseta, X 485.
6. Thoracic uncinus, in lateral view, X 1266.
PolycirrushessleiMonro (from Monro, 1930,figs. 81 a, c).
7. Anterior end of body, in ventral view, X 5.1.
8. Uncini, in lateral and frontal views, X 1750.
PolycirrusinsignisGravier (from Gravier, 1907, text figs. 35, 36).
9. Distal end of notopodial seta, X 460.
10. Uncinus, in lateral view, X 830.
Polycirruskerguelensis(Mcintosh) (from Gravier, 1911, pl. 11, fig. 136).
11. Uncinus, in lateral view, x 635.
106 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
moderatedepths.
Plate XXXV, figs. 4-6
PolycirrushamiltoniBenham,1921, p. 94, pl. 9, figs.
101-106. MacquarieIsland. Polycirrus insignis Gravier, 1907
Monro, 1930, pp. 194-195, fig. 80. Falkland Is-
Plate XXXV, figs. 9, 10
lands, in 17-115 m.
Fauvel, 1936, p. 37. Strait of Magellan. PolycirrusinsignisGravier, 1907, pp. 54-56, figs. 35,
Monro, 1939, p. 147. MacquarieIsland,shore. 36. Port Charcot, in 40 m.
Fauvel, 1951, p. 770. CapeMargerie,in 50-60 m.
Diagnosis:Tubes of dark sand grains attachedto
rocksat low water, containingpink worms; about25- Diagnosis:Length25 mm; width 3 mm; color uni-
35 mm long; 2 mm wide; consistingof 30-34 setiger- formly brown. Bodyconsists of 11 thoracicand 28-31
ous segments.Tentaclesnumerous. Uncini first from abdominalsegments.A ventralcollarwith undulating
seventhor not beforeeleventhsegment.A medianven- border at anteriorend. Setaepresentfrom fourth seg-
tral shield on first or peristomalsegment,followed ment, on 11 segments;uncinigeroussegments number
by 13 segments with gland shields.Notopodiapresent 14. Notosetae slightlylimbate and faintly denticulate
from secondsegmentand repeatedon mostbody seg- at cutting edge (fig. 9). Uncini with long, faintly
ments. Setae of 2 kinds: some with distal flange striatedbase (fig. 10) and a large fang surmounted
laterally denticulated(fig. 4); othersslenderer,lack- by 2 smallerteeth. Ventral scutesdisappearat tho-
ing flange,but with coarserdenticulationsat edges racicsegments 8 to 11. Nephridialpapillaeof setigers
(fig. 5). Neuropodiafirst from notopodium7 or not 4 and 5 long and cylindrical.
before 12 or 13. Uncini in singleseries,eachwith a Distribution: Graham and Ad61iecoasts;Port Char-
short base (fig. 6), a large fang surmountedby 2 cot; in shallowdepths.
teeth with a thin, curvedundividedhood abovethem.
Distribution:Falkland Islands; MacquarieIsland;
in shallowdepths. Polycirrus kerguelensis (Mcintosh,1885)
Plate XXXV, fig. 11
Ereuthokerguelensis Mcintosh,1885, p. 474, pl. 28A,
Polycirrus hesslei Monro, 1930 figs.20, 21. Off KerguelenIslands,in 110 fms.
Plate XXXV, figs. 7, 8 Ehlers, 1913, pp. 565-566. Wilhelm II Coast,in
385 m.
PolycirrushessleiMonro, 1930, pp. 195-197, fig. 81. PolycirruskerguelensisMcintosh,1885, p. 475. Off
5100'S, 5100' to 58e53'W, in 121-130 m. KerguelenIslands,in 127 fms.
Monro, 1936, p. 184. 5338'S, 70e54'30"W, in Gravier, 1911a, pp. 141-143, pl. 11, fig. 136. Port
14-78 m. Circumcision and Petermann Island, Antarctic
Peninsula,low tide to 6 m.
Diagnosis:Length of body 70 mm; width 4 mm;
Hessle, 1917, p. 221. Off South Georgia, in 22-
segments numberabout125. Bodyswollenandarched 310 m.
dorsallyin thoracicregionand taperingin the abdo-
Monro, 1930, p. 194. Off South Georgia,in 120-
men. Ventral gland shieldson first and secondseg- 270 m.
ment and anteriorpart of third segment,fusedinto a
Augener,1932b,p. 67. Port Lockroy,in 6-70 m.
large shield-shapedmass(fig. 7); 10 pairs of ventral
Monro, 1936, p. 184. SouthGeorgia.
gland shields,includingthe first. Setaefrom second
Monro, 1939, p. 147. KerguelenIslands,shore.
segment,and uncini from fourteenthsetiger. Noto-
Hartman, 1952, p. 236. MargueriteBay, in 40 fms.
setaelong, slender,very narrowlybordered.Abdom-
inal uncini with a main fang surmountedby a Diagnosis:Length of body 30 mm; width 3 mm,
crescentof 6 denticles(fig. 8). Intestinefilled with withoutparapodia.Dorsumrugoseand large buccal
sand. surfacealmostpapillose.Notopodialsegments number
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 107
PLATE XXX1
DESCRIPTIONSOF SPECIES 109
Plate XXXVI
Fauvel,
1936,
p.36.Patagonia. Genus
Ampharetides
Ehlers,
1913
Monro,1939,p. 145. Kerguelen
Islands,shoreto Ampharetidesvanho]'jeniEhlers,1913
69 m, common.
Fauvel,
1941,
p.294.Punta
Arenas
andKerguelen
.4mpharetides
vanho#eni
Ehlers,
1913,
pp.568-569.
Islands. Leopold
andAstridCoast,
6523'S,
8530'E,
in 2725 m.
Diagnosis:Lengthof bodyto 150 mm; width5-10 Hessle,1917, p. 136. Leopoldand Astrid Coast.
mm; color uniformly pale yellow to light brown,
Diagnosis:Length of body 23 mm; width 2 mm,
branchiaered and tentaclesorange colored. Cuticle
taperingposteriorlyto 1 mm. Prostomiumwith large
of thoracic dorsum smooth,posterior region some-
laterallobesand smalltentacles.Consisting of 17 tho-
what rugose. Segmentswith notosetaevariable, from
racic and about 35 abdominal segments. Dorsum
30 to 55, usually35 to 38; abdominalsegments num-
arched; ventrum of first 3 segmentsarchedand lack-
ber 30 to 50. Buccal segmentwith band of many
ing ventral gland shields;next 15 segmentsmedially
smalleyespots.Branchiaenumber3 pairs, with the
depressed.First segmenttwice as long ventrally as
first on the presetigerous
segmentand the next2 pairs
succeedingsegments.Branchiae in 2 groups of 4
on the first 2 setigerous
segments;eachbranchiacon-
each, the distal part of each branchiawith lamellae.
sisting of many slender filaments. Ventral gland
Notopodia present from secondsegment,the first
shieldsnumber about 20-22. Nephridialpapillae on
notopodiasmall, the next larger; each with simple,
segments 2 to 5. Notosetaeof two kinds,all limbate,
slender capillary setae. Uncini presentfrom about
the longer with slendererwings, the shorter with
ninth notopodia,continuedthrough last 9 thoracic
broader ones. Uncini in single rows; each with a
and all abdominal segments.Each uncinus with a
large fang surmountedby 3 to 5 smallerteeth in 2
large fang, surmounted by 2 teethin eachof two rows.
rows. Tube membranous,coveredwith gravel and
shellfragmentsand algal bits, or with sandonly. Distribution:Off Leopoldand Astrid Coast; in
Harborsa polynoid,HarmothoespinosaKinberg. abyssaldepths.
Distribution: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans;
Antarcticwaters; in shallowto moderatedepths.
terebellid, indeterminable
GenusOctobranchus Marion and Bobretzky,1875
terebellid,Fauvel,1936, p. 37. 7000'S,8048'W.
Octobranchus antarcticus Monro, 1936
Postlarvalstageonly; not identified.
Plate XXXVII, figs. 1-4
OctobranchusantarcticusMonro, 1936, pp. 185-187,
fig. 33. 6421%,6258'W, in 278-500 m.
Family Trichobranchidae Malmgren
Diagnosis:Length of body, lackingposteriorend,
KEY
TOGENERA 17mm;width
2 mm;setigerous
segments
28;ten-
1. Branchiaethreadlike,not fused;without taclesand all branchiaelost except1 of fourth pair
chitinizedstomachregion. . Trichobranchus (fig. 1). Prostomiumwith a horseshoe-shapedupper
Branchiaemore or lessfusedbasally . . . 2 lobewithoutfolds; a bandof dark eyespots dorsally.
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 111
Buccalsegments form a thick lower lip. Secondseg- Genus Terebellides Sars, 1835
ment prolongedforward as a ventral lappet with an
Terebellides longicaudatus Hessle,1917
unevenlobededge. Third segmentwith a pair of less
spatulateventrolaterallappetsjoined acrossthe ven- Plate XXXVII, figs. 9-12
trum. Fourthand fifth segments with largelateraland
Terebellideslongicaudatus Hessle,1917, p. 139, pl.
ventral collars,open dorsally; sixth segmentwith a
1, fig. 17, text fig. 30. South Georgia,in 75-
pair of small,round lappetsat sidesof body below 310 m.
notopodia. Thoracic setigersnumber 16; first noto-
Monro, 1930, p. 199. South Georgia and Palmer
podia on fifth, or last, branchial segment. Uncini
Archipelago,in 110-500 m.
presentfrom setigers4 to 8. Ventral gland shields
absent. Thoracic uncini with long shaft (fig. 4) ter- Diagnosis:Lengthof body 75 to 95 ram; segments
minatingin a largefang surmounted by crestof den-
includeup to 19 thoracicand about55 abdominal.
ticles. Abdominaluncini avicular,with a large fang
Segments3 and 4 with large lateral lobes (fig. 9).
surmountedby 2 transverserows of smallerteeth First notopodiummay be greatlyreducedor nearly
(fig. 3) abovethe basalfang (fig. 2). coveredby the large laterallobesof the fourth seg-
Distribution: Palmer Archipelago;in moderate ment. Thoracicuncini very numerousin a fascicle;
depth. eachuncinuswith a longshaftterminating in a large
fang nearly at right anglesto the stalk (fig. 10) and
surmounted by a crownof about6 teethand smaller
denticles(fig. 11). First neuropodiumwith modified
Octobranchus phyllocomus Hartman, 1952 acicularspinesdistally somewhatbent (fig. 12).
Distribution: South Georgia and Palmer Archipel-
Plate XXXVII, figs. 5-8
ago; in 75-500 m.
Octobranchus phyllocomusHartman, 1952, pp. 233-
234, figs.1-12. Off CapeRoyds,RossIslands,in
50 fms. Terebellides stroemii Sars, 1835
Plate XXXVIII, figs. 1-3
Diagnosis:Length about 20 mm (posteriorlyin-
complete);width 3.3 mm; consisting of 16 thoracic Terebellidesstriimi Ehlers, 1897, p. 134. Strait of
and 6 abdominalsetigeroussegments.Buccalsegment Magellan area.
with dark eyespots.A largeU-shapedmembraneabout Ehlers, 1900a, p. 16. Strait of Magellan, in 10-
the oral apertureto whichthe tentaclesare attached. 12 fms.
A pair of laterallobesat sidesof mouth.Anteriorend Ehlers, 1908, p. 154. BouvetIsland, in 439 m.
(fig. 5) of thorax with 4 pairs of lateral lobes,all Augener, 1932b, p. 66. Port Lockroy and Bouvet
continued across ventrum; first lobes smallest and Island, in 90-200 m.
largely concealedby the much larger secondpair.
Diagnosis: Length of body 25-38 ram; segments
Third and fourthpairs of lobesprogressively smaller.
number 30-34. Thoracic setigersnumber 18 and
Branchiaenumber 4 pairs, each with a broad base
abdominal segmentsmore numerous. Buccal region
and a distal slenderfilament,the secondpair with the
without eyes. First 3 segmentswith slight lateral lap-
broadestbase. First notopodiasmall, conical,others
pets. A singlelarge branchia,distallydividedinto 4
larger. Setaeof 2 kinds, somelonger and broader,
others short and slender. Thoracic uncini first from
branches,each pectinatelydivided (fig. 1), inserted
betweensegments 3 and 4. Notosetaefirst from third
fifth setiger,number 15-25 in a single row; each
segmentand uncini from sixth setigeroussegment.
uncinuswith a long stalk and with a large distal fang
Each notosetalong and limbate. First neuropodia
surmountedby a crescentof denticles(fig. 8). Ab-
with acicular, geniculatespines (fig. 3); thereafter
dominaluncini avicular (fig. 7), terminatingdistally
uncini with long handle,terminatingin a large fang;
in a large fang surmounted by two transverse rowsof
abdominal uncini avicular, with large fang and
denticles (fig. 6).
smaller teeth (fig. 2). Tube membranous,covered
Distribution: Ross Island; in 50 fins. with sand.
2 3
12
9 10 11
PLATE XXXVll
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 113
Plate XXXVII
Plate XXXVIII
PLATE XXXlX
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 117
Distribution: Arctic Ocean; Palmer Archipelago; ing to anterior border of first ventral gland shield
in moderatedepths. (fig. 12); inner dorsaledgesof collar fusedin their
lower part with 2 lamellae,which are continuouswith
a pair of fleshypadsat baseof tentacularcrown (fig.
Euchone pallida Ehlers, 1908 11). Radioleslack palmate web. Notosetaeslender;
none spatulare.Thoracic uncini with distal fang and
Plate XXXIX, figs. 11-15
terminal teeth (fig. 15). Abdominal uncini avicular,
Euchonepallida Ehlers, 1908, p. 159, pl. 21, figs. with large fang and many distal denticles(fig. 14).
10-15; pl. 22, figs. 1-4. East of KerguelenIs- Posteriorendwith a largeventcomprising10 or more
lands. setigeroussegments(fig. 13).
Ehlers,1913, p. 574. Wilhelm II Coast.
Distribution: Kerguelen Islands; South Georgia;
Benham, 1927, p. 139, pl. 4, figs. 126-130. Mc- South Shetland Islands; mainland of Antarctica; in
Murdo Sound, Ross Sea, in 180-300 fms.
moderatedepths.
Monro, 1930, pp. 203-204. South Georgia and
South Shetland Islands, in 179-525 m.
Augener,1932b, p. 70. Bridgeman,Peter I, and
Genus Fabricia Blainville, 1828
South Sandwich islands, Port Lockroy, in 60-
750 m. Fabricia sabella (Ehrenberg,1837)
Monro, 1936, p. 190. South Georgia, in 230-250 Baie de
Fabricia sabella Ehlers, 1913, p. 577.
m, and South Sandwich Islands, in 155-322 m.
l'Observatoire, Kerguelen Islands.
Monro, 1939, p. 148. Enderbyand Mac. Roberston
lands, in 180-219 m. Diagnosis:Lengthof body nearly 2.0 mm with ten-
Hartman, 1952, p. 236. RossIsland, in 50-58 fms. tacular radioles and about 1.68 mm without radioles.
Anterior segments brownish,posteriorpaler. Pygidium
Diagnosis:Length of body 45-63 mm without ten-
with many small eyesinsteadof the pair of pigment
tacular crown, which may be about 15 mm long;
spotstypical of the species.Mature in January.
smallerspecimens 20 mm long with crown of 10 mm.
Thorax consistsof 8 and abdomenof 32-36 setigerous Distribution: North Atlantic and Pacific oceans;
segments.Collar delicate,its midventralcleft extend- cosmopolitan;KerguelenIslands; in intertidaldepths.
Plate XXXIX
I,9 1
_
_ ,.
-:;:
PLATE XL
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 119
Plate XL
::
7 8
14
12
.-/
PLATE X LI
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 121
Ehlers,1913, pp. 577-578. Baie de l'Observatoire, Diagnosis:Length 4 mm; width 0.15 mm. Differs
KerguelenIslands. from stemspeciesin havinga more conspicuouscollar-
Hartman,1953,p. 55. Maiviken (May Bay), South like fold on first segment,and thoracic uncini (fig.
Georgia,intertidal. 1) have more numerousteeth; abdominaluncini (fig.
Oriopsisalata Banse,1957, p. 73. SouthGeorgia,in- 2) are also more highly denticulate.
tertidal.
Distribution:CampbellandAucklandislands;South
Diagnosis:Lengthof body4 mm, of whichradioles Georgia.
compriseabout a third; body widestat segments 5
to 8; total numberof setigers14. Thorax with 8 and
abdomenwith 6 setigers.Radioles4 pairs, eachwith
a flat base(fig. 8) and2 rowsof slenderpinnulesand
a long slendertip. First segmentlackscollar and Oriopsis limbata (Ehlers, 1897)
has no setae;eyesabsent.Thoracichooks(fig. 10)
with longhandle,terminalfang,and smallerdenticles. Plate XLI, figs. 3-6
Abdominal uncini short, avicular, with thick base and
Oria limbata Ehlers, 1897, pp. 137-139, pl. 9, figs.
manysmallerteethdistally(fig. 9). Pygidiuma coni-
211-216. South Patagonia, in 5 fms.
cal lobe without eyes.
Ehlers, 1901, p. 218. Strait of Magellan.
Distribution: South Georgia; Kerguelen Islands; Ehlers, 1913, pp. 579-580. Wilhelm II Coast,in
Strait of Magellan; in intertidaland shallowdepths. 385 m.
Plate XLI
Plate
XXXIX,fig.1 Distribution'
Straitof Magellan
andFalkland
Is-
Amphiglena
mediterranea
Ehlers,
1913,pp.576-577. lands;in littoraldepths.
Wilhelm II Coast, in 350 m.
Fauvel, 1951, p. 772. Saint Paul Island, Ad61ie Genus Branchiomma K511iker, 1858
Coast.
Branchiomma sp.
Diagnosis:Length of body, includingradioles,17
?Dasychonesp. Gravier, 1911a, pp. 146-147, pl. 10,
mm, or only 8 mm long; setigersnumber 36 to 51.
fig. 13; pl. 11, figs. 142-144. King George Is-
Thoracicsetigersnumber9 or 10. Branchialradioles land, South Shetlands,in 420 m.
numberup to 20, eachradiole with large brownpig-
mentedspotor eye;terminates in longnudetip. Diagnosis' Lengthof body14 mm,lacking ten-
Thoracic
collarreducedtoa pairofventrallobes(fig. tacularcrown;setigers
number52; coloruniformly
1). Analendwithmanysmalleyespots. Thoracicbrown.Pygidium withnumerouseyespots.Thoracic
setae
include
limbate andspatulatein notopodia,
and notopodia andabdominalneuropodiawithlimbate
avicular
hooks withpick-axe setaein neuropodia. setae;
thoracicneuropodia
andabdominal notopodia
Abdominalsetaeincludeavicular
hooks in notopodia, withshort-handled
avicular
hooks.Thegenus may
limbate
andspatulate setaein neuropodia.Thetube bequestionable because
thepresence
ofstylodesonthe
thin-walled,
coveredwithsand grains.
A good accountradioles remains
unknown.
is givenin Rioja [1923, pp. 3841, figs.49-57], for Distribution:SouthShetlandIslands;in moderate
specimens
fromSpain. depths.
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Atlantic areas;
Antarctica; in moderatedepths. Genus Potamethus Chamberlin, 1919
Potamethus scotiae (Pixell, 1913)
Plate XLII, figs. 1-4
PotamisscotiaePixell, 1913, pp. 356-357, fig. 7. Off
Genus
BispiraKrSyer,
1856 Princess
MarthaCoast,
7122'S,
1634'W,
in
Bispiramagalhaensis
(Kinberg,
1867) 1410fms.
Plate
XXXIX,figs.
2-6 Diagnosis'
Length
ofbody
133mm,ofwhich
66
mm is tentacularcrown; greatestwidth 5 mm; color
SabellamagalhaensisKinberg,1867,p. 353. 'Bucket of bodygreenish brown,preserved.Segments marked
(sic) Island,'Straitof Magellan. off by segmental constrictions.
Thoraxwith 8 and
Ehlers,1901,p. 215. Straitof Magellan. abdomen with52 setigerous
segments. Radioles num-
Kinberg,1858-191.0, p. 72, pl. 27, fig. 7. Straitof ber 16 on oneand 15 on otherside,with the 4 ven-
Magellan. tralmostpairs the smallest.The singleventralmost
Bispira
mariaePratt,1901,p. 15. Falkland Islands. pair attached to a membrane to form a pair of
BispiramagalhaensisFauvel,1916,p. 471,pl. 9, figs. pouches, thesemembranes medially
joinedbya fissure.
34-43. Falkland Islands. Collarreduced or veryobliqueandlongest ventrally.
Monro,1930,p. 201. EastFalkland, in 1-16 m. Thoracic setaelimbateandspatulate(fig.4) in noto-
Diagnosis'
Length
ofbody33and13mmforthe podia, andlong-handled
avicular
(fig.1)with
pick-axe
radioles.
Tentacular
crownirregularly
crossed
by (fig.2) in neuropodia.
Abdominal parapodia
with
brownpigment.
Dorsal
bases of radioles
spirallyavicular
hooks(fig.3) in notopodiaandcapillary
coiled;
distal
ends
ofradioles
freeofpinnules.
Tho- setae
inneuropodia.
racicnotopodiawith limbateand palealsetae(figs.5 Distribution:Off Princess
MarthaCoast;in abyssal
and 6); thoracicneuropodiawith avicular (fig. 2) depth.
14
PLATE XLII
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 125
Plate XLII
10
11
PLATE XLIII
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 129
Plate XLIII
Plate XLIV
Helicosiphon biscoeensisGravier (from Monro, 1930, fig. 91, and Gravier, 1907, pl. 5, figs. 50, 52; text figs. 46, 47).
1. Entire tube attachedto stone, x 3.1.
2. Entire tube, not attached, x 6.
3. Distal end of operculum, in lateral view, X 62.
4. Thoracic uncinial plaque, in lateral view, X 8333.
5. Distal end of abdominal seta, x 8333.
Salmacina dysteri /alklandica Monro (from Monro, 1930, figs. 90 a, b, c).
6. Collar seta,in lateral view, x 670.
7. Distal end of thoracic sicklelike seta, in lateral view, x 883.
8. Abdominal seta, in lateral view, X 730.
Serpula loveni (Kinberg) (from Monro, 1930, figs. 86 b, c, d, g, h).
9. Operculum, in lateral view, x 23.
10. Distal end of operculum, X 23.
11. Collar seta, X 290.
12. Thoracic uncinus, in lateral view, X 500.
13. Abdominal seta, in lateral view, x 880.
132 POLYCHAETAMYZOSTOMIDAEAND SEDENTARIA
Plate XXX, fig. 9; Plate XLIV, figs. 1-5 Serpula loveni Monro, 1930, pp. 206-208, fig. 86.
Gough Island, southAtlantic Ocean,in 90-120 m.
Helicosiphonbiscoeensis Gravier, 1907, pp. 63-68, pl.
5, figs. 49-52; text figs. 44.-47. BiscoeBay, in Diagnosis:Length of body about 15 mm; consists
110 m. of 7 thoracic and more numerousabdominal setiger-
Gravier, 1911a,pl. 12, fig. 170. ous segments.Tentacularcrown with 14 pairs of
Monro, 1930, p. 214. BransfieldStrait, SouthShet- radioles, eachwith long, filiform tip. Operculumwith
land Islands, in 200 m. distal flaring cup marginallycrenulatedwith 12 to 24
lobes (fig. 10), its pedunclesubterminallyinflated
Diagnosis: Tube white, calcareous,smooth (pl. (fig. 9). Collartrilobed,with a largeventralpart and
XLIV, fig. 2) or twisted(fig. 1), basallyattachedto 2 lateral lobes fused with the thoracic membrane. Col-
a rock (pl. XXX). Animal within measuresabout13 lar setaeof 2 kinds,capillaryand knobbed(fig. 11)
mm long by 0.95 m wide at greatestwidth. Body with terminal denticulations. Thoracic uncini mar-
consistsof 4 thoracic setigers,of which last 3 are ginally with 6 or 7 teeth (fig. 12). Abdominalsetae
uncinigerous;more numerous abdominal segments. distallybroad,oblique,with dentations(fig. 13).
Thorax and abdomenseparatedby a smoothinterval.
Tentacular radiolesnumber about 11 in all, each with Distribution:Strait of Magellanand southAtlantic
short pinnules;the dorsalmostradiole on one side Ocean, in shallowto moderatedepths.
modifiedas an operculumwith slenderpeduncle,dis-
tally expandedwith a slightlyconcave,smooth,horny
disk (fig. 3). Thoracic uncini with many marginal
denticulations(fig. 4). Abdominalsetaedistally ob- Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865
lique, with dentateedge (fig. 5). Plate XXX, fig. 10, andPlate XLV, fig. 1
Distribution: Palmer Archipelagoand South Shet- SerpulaNarconensisBaird, 1865, p. 21. 'Narcon Is-
land Islands;in moderatedepths. land.'
SerpulapatagonicaGrube,1877a,pp. 550-551. Pata-
gonia, in 60 fms; KerguelenIslands.
GenusPlacostegus Philippi, 1844 Serpula narconensismagellanicaMcintosh, 1885, pp.
518-519, pl. 55, fig. 2; pl. 31a, figs.24, 25. Strait
?Placostegus sp.
of Magellan, in 175 fms.
?Placostegus sp. Ehlers,1900a,p. 17, Strait of Magel- Serpula vermicularisEhlers, 1897, p. 140. Strait of
lan, in 150 fms. Magellan,in 60 fms.
Ehlers,1901, p. 222. Strait of Magellan. Ehlers, 1900a, p. 17. Strait of Magellan, in 15-150
Ehlers, 1913, pp. 581-582. Wilhelm II Coast,in fms.
350-385 m. Ehlers, 1901, p. 219. Strait of Magellan.
Gravier, 1907, pp. 62-63. BoothIsland,in 40 m.
Diagnosis:Tubes ridged, calcareous;distal end of
Gravier, 1911a, pp. 147-148, pl. 12, figs. 171-174.
operculumwith a plate adornedwith small brown
PetermannIsland, low tide, to 380 m.
hooks; otherwise unknown.
Pixell, 1913, p. 348, pl. 49, fig. 1. ScotiaBay, South
Distribution: Southern South America and Antarc- Orkney Islands,BurdwoodBank, in depthsto 56
tic mainland; in moderatedepths. fms.
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 133
Monro, 1930, p. 206. South Georgia and Palmer wrinkledpedicle.Collarhigh, trilobed,with a pair of
Archipelago,in 93-728 m. laterallobesand a very large ventralpart. Thoracic
Monro, 1936, p. 191. Numerous stationsin Ant- membrane low and continued to end of thorax. Tho-
arctic regions. racic setigers number 7 and abdominal are more
Serpula vermicularisnarconensisEhlers, 1912, p. 31. numerous. Collar setae simple, capillary. Thoracic
Ross Sea, in 10-100 fms. uncini with 7 or 8 teeth (fig. 4), of which the basal
Ehlers, 1913, p. 581. Wilhelm II Coast,in 385 m. one is largest.Abdominalsetaedistallyexpandedand
Benham,1921, p. 112. New Zealand sector,in 25- denticulated(fig. 3). Abdominal uncini similar to
400 fms. thoracic uncini but smaller.Tube fixed to substratum,
Benham,1927, p. 145. McMurdo Sound,in 45-300 with 3 longitudinalkeels,one median and dorsal,the
fms. othersdorsolateral(fig. 5).
Augener,1923b,p. 71. BouvetIsland,in 200-300 m.
Distribution:Lars and Ingrid Christensen coasts,in
Fauvel, 1936, p. 38. ThroughoutAntarcticareas. 540 m.
Monro, 1939, pp. 149-150. Off Enderbyand Mac.
Robertsonlands, in 163-540 m.
Fauvel, 1941, p. 295. Off CapeHorn, dredged.
Hartman, 1952, p. 237. Ross Island, Knox Coast, Vermiliopsis nigropileata (Ehlers, 1900)
and MargueriteBay, in 35-150 fms. Plate XLV, figs. 6-8
Knox, 1962, p. 347. Mac. RobertsonLand.
VermilianigropileataEhlers,1900b,p. 222. Strait of
Diagnosis:Tubesof large specimens measureto 130 Magellan.
mm long by 8 mm wide, often tinged with yellow; Ehlers,1901,pp. 219-222, pl. 25, figs. 14-23. Strait
sometimeswith successive raised rings (pl. XXX, fig. of Magellan at Bahia Harris (Puerto Harris), in
10); smallertubesonly 75 mm long and 4 mm wide, 15 fms, rocky bottom.
without color, and with few or no successive rings.
Specimenremoved from tube, 23-30 mm long by Diagnosis:Lengthof body 0.94 to 1.15 mm; width
about 0.4 m. Consists of 7 thoracic and 22 to 24 ab-
1-2 mm across,consistsof 60 to 70 setigerousseg-
ments;largerspecimens to 35 mm longby 4 mm wide, dominal setigers,the thorax and abdomenseparated
with 80 to 90 segments.Operculumon long peduncle, by a smoothinterval. Tentacular crown with 7 radi-
distallyfunnellike(pl. XLV, fig. 1), extendingbeyond oles,each of which has about 15 pairs of pinnules,
tips of radioles. Tubes massedor solitary. Collar and a slenderopercularpeduncle(fig. 8). Operculum
setaewith 2 or 4 smallerprocesses subdistally. thick, spindle-shaped,dark violet to black or horny
brown. Thoracicuncini eachwith about 10 marginal
Distribution: ThroughoutAntarctic area into Strait teeth at edge and a larger basal fang (fig. 7). Tube
of Magellanregion; in low tide to moderatedepths. chalky white, completelyattached to hard surface,
tapers basally, longitudinallykeeled, with a thick,
middorsalridge (fig. 6); aperturecircular in cross
section.
GenuslZermiliopsis Saint Joseph,1894
Vermiliopsis glacialis Monro, 1939 Distribution:Strait of Magellan,in shallowbottoms,
with rocks.
Plate XLV, figs. 2-5
Vermiliopsis
glacialisMonro, 1939,p. 151, fig. 27. Off
Lars and Ingrid Christensencoasts,in 540 m.
Vermiliopsis notialis Monro, 1930
Diagnosis:Lengthof body about 11 mm; width 1
Plate XLV, figs. 9-12
mm; tentacularradioles6 mm of total length;speci-
menslackcolor. Tentacularcrownwith about15 pairs Vermiliopsisnotialis Monro, 1930, p. 209, fig. 87.
of radioles,eachwith short,filiform tip, basallycon- SouthGeorgia,in 132-148 m.
nectedby a low palmatemembrane.Operculum(fig. Monro, 1936, p. 191. 5459'S, 3524'W, in 130 m.
2) short, pyriform, with flat calcareoustop on a Fauvel, 1936, p. 39. 7000'S to 7119'S.
PLATE X LV
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 135
Plate XLV
10
15
14
11 12 16
PLATE XLVI
DESCRIPTIONSOF SPECIES 137
Fauvel, 1936, p. 40. Strait of Magellan. Diagnosis: Tubes measure about 3 mm across.
Monro, 1939,p. 153. KerguelenIslands,in 4-20 m; Body consistsof 4 thoracic and about 20 abdominal
MacquarieIsland, shore,attachedto algae. setigers.Collar setaesmall,of 2 kinds,somefinely
Knox, 1962, p. 347. Mac. RobertsonLand. serratedalong cutting edge (fig. 5), otherswith a
Diagnosis: Tubes about 2 mm across,sinistrally largeknob (fig. 4). Operculum flat-topped,oblique,
spiraled(fig. 15), with keelswhichmay be poorlyde- sometimes with a massive,basallybifid talon (fig. 3);
veloped,and with ladderlikecross-ridges.Operculum in older specimens, the talon may be lacking. Ten-
with one or severalobliqueplatesand a long, trowel- tacular radiolesnumber 10. Tubes dextrally coiled,
shapedtalon (fig. 13); or theseterminalplatessome- with 3 longitudinalridges,the medianridgesometimes
what flaring (fig. 12). Thorax with 3 setigers;col- endingin an overhangingprojection;terminalpart
lar setaesmoothand limbate (fig. 14). Incubationin of tube sometimes ascending.
the tube.
Distribution:Falkland Islands,in shallowdepths,
on stones.
Distribution: SouthernSouth America; Kerguelen
Islands; mainlandof Antarctica;MacquarieIsland;
shoreto shallowdepths,usuallyon algae. GenusParalaeospira Caulleryand Mesnil, 1897
Paralaeospira aggregata Caulleryand Mesnil,1897
GenusParadexiospira Caulleryand Mesnil,1897
Plate XXX, fig. 11, and Plate XLVI, figs. 6-9
Paradexiospira ]alklandica Pixell, 1913
Spirorbis (Paralaeospira) aggregatusCaullery and
Plate XLVI, figs. 3-5 Mesnil, 1897, p. 203, pl. 8, fig. 9. Patagonia.
Paradexiospira ]alklandicusPixell, 1913,pp. 352-353, SpirorbisaggregatusEhlers,1901, p. 224. Patagonia.
pl. 49, fig. 5. StanleyHarbour, Falkland Islands, Gravier, 1911a, p. 5. PetermannIsland, at low tide,
on stone, in 4-5 fms. on rocks.
Plate XLVI
Spirorbis nordenskjoldiEhlers (from Gravier, 1911a, pl. 11, figs. 153, 154).
1. Distal end of operculum,in lateral view, X 85.
2. Distal end of collar seta, in lateral view, X 635.
Paradexiospirajalklandica Pixell (from Pixell, 1913, pl. 49, figs. 5 a, b, c).
3. Distal end of operculum, 36.
4. Modified collar seta, X 375.
5. Thoracic notopodial seta, X 375.
ParalaeospiraaggregataCaullery and Mesnil (from Caullery and Mesnil, 1897, pl. 8, figs. 9 a, b, c, and Augener, 1932b, fig.
8).
6. Distal end of operculum, X 93.
7. Distal end of collar seta, X 810.
8. Distal end of abdominal seta, x 810.
9. Entire tubes attached to kelp fragment, X 11.5.
Paralaeospira antarctica Pixell (from Pixell, 1913, pl. 49, figs. 3 a, b, c).
10. Tube with juveniles at center of whorl, X 12.
11. Distal end of operculum, in lateral view, X 48.
12. Collar seta in lateral view, 375.
Paralaeospiraclaparedei Caullery and Mesnil (from Caullery and Mesnil, 1897, pl. 8, fig. 10).
13. Distal end of operculum, X 93.
Paradexiospiralebruni Caullery and Mesnil (from Caullery and Mesnil, 1897, pl. 8, figs. 13 a, b).
14. Distal end of operculum,in lateral view, X 105.
15. Opercular talon, in frontal view, X 105.
ParadexiospiralevinseniCaullery and Mesnil (from Caullery and Mesnil, 1897,pl. 8, fig. 14).
16. Distal end of collar seta, X 810.
138 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
Augener,1932b, pp. 75-76, fig. 8. Crozetand Ker- Fauvel, 1941, p. 296. KerguelenIslands,attached
guelenislands. to algae.
Monro, 1939, p. 152. MacquarieIsland,shore.
Diagnosis:Tube sinistrallycoiled, with very large
Fauvel, 1951, p. 772. Ad61ieCoast,in 10-15 m.
umbilicus,recumbentor last spiral elevated. Body
Diagnosis:Tubes small, massedor aggregated(pl. consistsof 4 thoracicand about 15 abdominalsetiger-
XXX, fig. 11); aperturesinistral (pl. XLII, fig. 9); ous segments.Setae of first or collar segmentwith
coil loose. Body measuresto 9 mm long, of which 1 crenulated aileron. Operculum an oval calcareous
mm is length of radioles. Thorax consistsof 4 tho- plaquewith shorttalon (fig. 13).
racic and abdomenof about 35 setigeroussegments.
Distribution: Patagonia,Falkland Islands; Kergue-
Collar setae (fig. 7) with aileron and marginally
len Islands;intertidal,on algae.
crenulated.Abdominalsetaedistally geniculate(fig.
8). Operculumcup-shapedand with a short talon
(fig. 6). Incubationin the tube. Paralaeospira lebruni Caulleryand Mesnil, 1897
Distribution: Patagonia; Kerguelen Islands; Mac- Plate XLVI, figs. 14, 15
quarie Island; mainland of Antarctica; intertidal to
shallowdepths,usuallyon hard surfaces. Spirorbis (Paralaeospira)Lebruni Caulleryand Mes-
nil, 1897, pp. 206-207, pl. 8, fig. 13. Patagonia.
Monro, 1939, p. 152. Heard and Kerguelenislands,
shore.
Paralaeospira antarctica Pixell, 1913
Spirorbis Lebruni Ehlers, 1900a, p. 18. Strait of
Plate XLVI, figs. 10-12 Magellan, in 20-25 fms.
Spirorbis (Paralaeospira)antarcticusPixell, 1913, p. Ehlers,1901, p. 223. Strait of Magellan.
351, pl. 49, figs.3 a-c. ScotiaBay, SouthOrkney Fauvel, 1916, p. 477. Falkland Islands.
Islands, in 10 fms, on Fucus. Augener, 1932b, p. 74. Discussionof synonymy.
?Fauvel,1941,p. 296. Off CapeHorn.
Diagnosis:Length of animal over 10 mm; radioles
number9, and the secondon left side forms pedicle Diagnosis:Tube sinistrallycoiled,calcareous, large,
of operculum.Body consistsof 4 thoracicand about with ladderlike ridges. Setaeof first or collar segment
20 abdominalsetigeroussegments.Opercularplate with crenulatedaileron. Operculumthick and massive
flat, convex, or conical, with a thin, flat talon and (fig. 14), its distal end blunt or conical,with thick
smallcircularperforationsin calcareous plate,through talon (fig. 15). Incubation in the tube. Augener
which thornlike spiculesproject (fig. 11). Collar [1932b, p. 74] considers this near P. patagonicaand
setaefew, small, simple bladeswith marginal serra- P. levinseni (see below).
tions (fig. 12). Tube measuresabout 4 mm across, Distribution: Patagonia, Falkland and Heard Is-
is thick, sinistrallycoiled (fig. 10), the upper surface lands; intertidal, on clam shells and rocks.
concave,the aperturewith a middorsalspine.
Distribution: South Orkney Islands,in 10 fms, on
Fucus. Paralaeospira levinseni Caullery and Mesnil, 1897
Plate XLVI, fig. 16
Spirorbis (Paralaeospira) levinseni Caullery and
Paralaeospira claparedei Caulleryand Mesnil, 1897
Mesnil,1897,p. 207, pl. 8, fig. 14. BahiaOrange,
Plate XLVI, fig. 13 Patagonia,on rock.
Ehlers,1901, p. 224. Strait of Magellan.
Spirorbis (Paralaeospira) Claparedei Caullery and
Monro, 1939,p. 153, fig. 28. CapeDenison,George
Mesnil, 1897, p. 204, pl. 8, fig. 10. Patagonia,
V Coast,in 3-13 m, on algae.
shore,on algae.
SpirorbisclaparedeiEhlers, 1901, p. 224. Patagonia. Diagnosis:Tube sinistrally coiled. Thorax with 4
Fauvel, 1916, p. 477. Falkland Islands. setigeroussegments;setae in collar segmentwith
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 139
140
ZOOGEOGRAPHIC SUMMARIES 141
Oriopsisalatapectinata,SouthGeorgia;Campbelland Chitinopomoides
wilsoni,RossSea,in 200 fms.
Auckland islands.
Dipomatusserpulides,Wilhelm II Coast,in 400 m.
Oriopsismagna,SouthGeorgia,intertidal. Vermiliopsis glacialis, Lars and Ingrid Christensen
Sabellapusilla,Patagoniaand FalklandIslands,lit- coasts,in 540 m.
total.
Vermiliopsisnigropileata, Strait of Magellan, in 15
Paradexiospira
]alklandica,Falkland Islands,in 4-5 fms.
fins.
Paralaeospira
antarctica,SouthOrkneyIslands,in 10 Fourteenof theseuniquespeciesoccurin depthsof
100 m or more:
Thirty-twoof theseuniquespecies
occurin moderate Brada gravieri, Australian quadrant of Antarctica.
depths: Fauveliopsischallengeriae,Australian quadrant of
Antarctica.
Haploscoloplos
kerguelensis
minutus,SouthGeorgia,
in 20-310 m. Ilyphagus coronatus,Lars and Ingrid Christensen
coasts.
Pygospiodubia, SouthGeorgia,in 23 m.
Ilyphaguswyvillei, easternsector.
Spiophanessoderstromi,South Georgia.
?Pherusa sarsi, eastern sector.
Chaetozoneandersenensis,western sector of Antarc-
tica. Ammotrypanenematoides, easternsector.
Travisia nigrocincta,easternsector.
Tharyx cincinnatus,KerguelenIslands,in 88 m.
Praxillella abyssorum,Australianquadrant.
Tharyx ]usi/ormis,Mac. RobertsonLand, in 219 m.
Grubianella antarctica, eastern sector.
Flabelligeragourdoni,Port Charcot,in 40 m.
Melinna buskii,Australianquadrant.
Flabelligerapergamentacea,WilhelmII Coast,in 380-
385 m. Pista abyssicola,Antarctica.
Flabelligerapicta, Wilhelm II Coast,in 380 m. Ampharetidesvanhoffeni,Antarctica.
Potamethus scotiae, Antarctica.
Ophelia bipartita, South Georgia,in 35 m.
Opheliapraetiosa,Patagonia,in 32 fms. Apomatusbrownil, Antarctica.
Travisia kerguelensisgravieri, AntarcticPeninsula,inAbout 75% of the polychaetesnamed are known
295-315 m.
throughtwo or more records.The distributionsof the
Anobothrusantarcticus,Lars and Ingrid Christensen 34 commonestspeciesare plottedin Charts 1-5.
coasts,in 437 m. Chart i shows the known distribution of the follow-
Melinnoides nelsoni, Ross Sea, in 200 fms.
ing scaleworms'
Samytha ?speculatrix,Ross Sea, in 350 m.
Sosanaposis
kerguelensis,KerguelenIslands,in 20-30 Laetmoniceproducta, from 12 localities, in depths
m. from low tide, to 640 m.
142 POLYCHAETA MYZOSTOMIDAE AND SEDENTARIA
Barrukia cristata, from 16 localities, in 3.5 to 800 m. Chart 3 shows the known distribution of 11 other
Eucranta mollis, from 11 localities, in 40 to 900 m. errant species,comingfrom 10 or morelocalities:
Harmothoe crosetensis, from 12 localities,in 102-1600
fms o Tomopteriscarpenterii,from 19 localities,pelagic,to
2800 m.
ttarmothoe exanthema, from 9 localities, in 10 to 132
m.
Tomopterisseptentrionalis,
from 17 localities,pelagic,
to 1750 m.
Harmothoelagiscoides,
from 12 localities,low tide, to
350 m. .dutolytuscharcoti,from 11 localities,in 3 to 270 m.
Harmothoemagellanica,from 17 localities,in 5 to Eusylliskerguelensis, from 14 localities,in 2 to 2916
m.
800 m.
Lumbriclymenella
robusta,from 11 localities,low tide All of thesespecies,exceptasnotedotherwise,
occur
to 391 m. in all quadrantsand latitudes.
Praxillella kerguelensis,from 12 localities,in 40 to Abyssalspecies,or thoseknownonly from depths
437 m. of 1000 metersor more, include'
Cistenides ehlersi, from 7 localities, in 10 to 300 m,
Paronuphisabyssorum ?Pherusa sarsi
chieflysouthernend of SouthAmerica.
Amagesculpta,from 7 localities,in 244 to 1080 m. Paronuphisbenthaliana Ammotrypanenematoides
Nothria armandi Kesunabyssorum
Ampharetekerguelensis,from 70 localities,in 64 to
750 m. Onuphispaucibranchis Travisiasp.
Amphicteisgunneri antarctica,from 9 localities,in 5 Myzostomumcompressum Praxillella abyssorum
to 500 m. Myzostomum coronatum Grubianella antarctica
Anobothruspatagonicus,from 8 localities, in 8 to Brada gravieri Melinna buskii
3397 m.
Fauveliopsischallengeriae Ampharetides vanho#eni
Neosabellideselongatus,from 11 localities, in 97 to llyphaguscoronatus Potamethus scotiae
1000 m.
llyphaguswyvillei Apomatusbrownii
Phyllocomuscrocea,from 9 localities,in 97 to 640 m.
All of thesespecies,exceptthosenotedabove,occur Cosmopolitan species,or thoseknownfrom widely
in all quadrants,and through all latitudes,to about scatteredparts of the world, compriselessthan 10%
67S.
of the total numberof polychaetes;excludingthe
Chart 5 showsthe mostabundantlyrecordedseden- pelagicspecies, which are largelycosmopolitan; they
tary speciesof the families Terebellidae,Sabellidae, includethe following:
and Serpulidae:
Anaitides ?madeirensis Lumbrinerisnr. impatiens
Amphitrite kerguelensis,from 28 localities,in inter-
Exogone ?verugera A rabella iricolor
tidal to 640 m.
Lanicides bilobata, from 11 localities,in 20 to 380 m. Langerhansia cornuta Paraonis gracilis
Laonice cirrata
Lanicidesvayssierei,from 15 localities,in 6 to 310 m. Typosyllisarmillaris
Leaena antarctica, from 8 localities, in 7 to 1975 fms. Typosyllisbrachychaeta Spiophanes bombyx
Nicolea chilensis, from 24 localities, intertidal to 380 Typosyllishyalina Chaetopterus variopedatus
m, and chieflysub-Antarctic. Typosyllisvariegata Phyllochaetopterus socialis
Pista corrientis, from 13 localities, in 15 to 400 m. Sphaerodorum?gracilis Cirratulus cirratus
Pista (as Axionice) mirabills, from 25 localities, in Glyceracapitata Cirri]ormiajligera
110 to 640 m. Brada villosa
Nothria conchylega
Terebella ehlersi, from 29 localities, in 50 to 437 m. Nothria iridescens Scalibregmainflatum
Polycirrus kerguelensis,from 15 localities, shore to
Sternaspisscutata Amphitrite cirrata
270 m.
Capitellacapitata Eupolymnianebulosa
Thelepuscincinnatus,from 36 localities,in 17 to 640 Notomastus latericeus Pista cristata
m.
Notomastus lineatus Thelepuscincinnatus
Thelepussetosus,from 18 localities,shoreto 567 m,
Maldane sarsi Thelepussetosus
chieflyMagellan area.
Nicomache lumbricalis Terebellides stroemii
Euchonepallida, from 24 localities,in 50 to 750 m.
Oriopsislimbata,from 18 localities,shoreto 385 m. Rhodine loveni Fabricia sabella
Potamilla antarctica, from 25 localities, shore to 250 Myriocheleheeri ?Potamillaneglecta
fms. Melinna cristata Laeospiraborealis
Serpulavermicularis,from 12 localities,shoreto 150
fms. It must be concludedthat Antarctica,throughsub-
Serpula narconensis,from 39 localities,in 10 m to Antarctic realms, has a highly endemicfauna, and
300 fms. that many speciesrange through littoral to abyssal
Leodoraperrieri, from 20 localities,shoreto 385 m. depths.
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Nicolea chilensls
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THE POLYCHAETOUS ANNELIDS of Antarctica are known Ophioglyceraeximia, GONIADIDAE, lengthto 760 mm,
mainly through dredging records from expeditions width 13 mm;
whose objectiveswere other than collecting these Eunice/rauen/eldi,EUNICIDAE, to 300 mm by 6 mm;
organisms.As a resultmany of the recordsare based Chaetopterus variopedatus,CHAETOPTERIDAE, to 250
on specimenscoming from widely scatteredplaces, mm by 25 mm;
rather than on faunal complexes from selectedor well Asychis amphiglypta,MALDANIDAE, to 230 mm by
spacedlocalities. This partly accountsfor the large 4 ram;
numbersknown throughsinglerecordsand, perhaps, Aglaophamusmacroura, NEPHTYDAE, to 200 mm
also the large numberof uniquespecies(see above). by 15 ram;
Most speciesare known only from Antarctic re- Thelepuscincinnatus,TEREBELLDAE, to 190 mm by
gionsor in latitudessouthof 50S. The geographic 7.5 mm;
isolationof the continentand the extremelylow and Laetmoniceproducta,APHaODTDAE, to 180 mm by
uniform temperaturesfrom intertidal to near-abyssal 50 ram;
depthsare significant. It may be for these reasons
Nicon ehlersi,NEaEIDAE, to 175 mm by 8 ram;
that the specieshave both a circum-Antarcticand a
Nereiseugeniae,NEaEDAE, to 170 mm by 3 ram;
broad verticalrangeextendingfrom littoral to abyssal
Augeneria tentaculata,LUMBRINERIDAE, to 170 mm
depths. Fewer than 10% are cosmopolitan or bipolar
by 4 mm;
species.
Isocirrusyungi, MALDANDAE, to 170 mm long;
The 10 best representedfamilies are the POLY-
NOIDAE, SYLLIDAE, TEREBELLIDAE, MALDANIDAE, Hermadion ]erox, POLYNOIDAE, to 160 mm by 60 mm;
SABELLIDAE,SERPULIDAE,SPIONIDAE,FLABELLIGERI- Eulagisca gigantea, POLYNOIDAE, to 160 mm;
DAE,AMPHARETIDAE, ANDOPHELIIDAE. The sparsityof Austrophyllum charcoti,PHYLLODOCIDAE, to 150 mm
families better known in warm seasis outstanding; by 6 mm;
this includes the families EUNICIDAE,AMPHINOMIDAE, Thelepussetosus,TEREBELLIDAE, to 150 mm by 10
SABELLARIIDAE,
and PECTINARIIDAE. mm,
154
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