Diopatra Budaeva & Fauchald 2011
- Dataset
- Unveiling a surprising diversity of the genus Diopatra Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 (Annelida: Onuphidae) in the Macaronesian region (eastern North Atlantic) with the description of four new species
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Annelida
- class
- Polychaeta
- order
- Eunicida
- family
- Onuphidae
- genus
- Diopatra
Diopatra Budaeva & Fauchald 2011
Key to adult species of Diopatra from the Macaronesian region
1. Peristomial cirri present................................................................................2
- Peristomial cirri absent.................................................................................8
2. Anterior parapodia with two postchaetal lobes (Fig. 15 A, B)................................................... 3
- Anterior parapodia with one postchaetal lobe (Fig. 3 C)........................................................4
3. Lower postchaetal lobes knob-like and subulate (Fig. 15 A, B); 12–13 ceratophoral rings; 4–11 teeth on pectinate chaetae........................................................................................... D. mellea sp. nov.
- All lower postchaetal lobes knob-like (Fig. 11 A); 7–9 ceratophoral rings; 18–22 teeth on pectinate chaetae...................................................................................................... D. mariae sp. nov.
4. Prostomium anteriorly extended and pointed (Fig. 2 G); parapodia 5–20 with ventral lobe (Fig. 17 C)....................5
- Prostomium anteriorly rounded (Fig. 7 E); ventral lobe absent...................................................7
5. Antennae with dark brown spiral bands (Fig. 16 A, B)................................................. D. micrura
- Antennae without bands................................................................................6
6. Anterior chaetigers with dark brown mid-dorsal bar (Fig. 17 A, B); pectinate chaetae with 5–10 teeth........ D. neapolitana
- Anterior chaetigers with brown lines/bands to overall brown (Fig. 2 E, G); pectinate chaetae with 14–19 teeth.... D. gallardoi
7. Dorsum with complex colour pattern of brown pigmentation and white dots (Fig. 12 A); pectinate chaetae with 11–20 teeth............................................................................................. D. marocensis
- Dorsum pale brown or with lateral brown spots (Fig. 7 A, B); pectinate chaetae with 17–30 teeth............ D. madeirensis
8. Ceratophores of antennae with slender projections (Fig. 4 A, C); antennae to chaetiger 3–5............. D. hektoeni sp. nov.
- Ceratophores of antennae without projections (Fig. 3 A); antennae to chaetiger 9–11................. D. budaevae sp. nov.