An analysis of terebelliform polychaete materials at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale university, revealed seven species, two of which are described herein: Trichobranchus drewi n. sp. and Nicolea lazo-wasemi n. sp. The other five species included Enoplobranchus sanguineus (Verrill, 1873), Amphitrite ornata (Leidy, 1855), N. simplex Verrill, 1873, revised status, Polymniella aurantiaca (Verrill, 1900) and Terebella cf. verrilli. All seven species are described or redescribed here, with comparisons to congeners as necessary.
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1 October 2008
Review of Some Terebelliform Polychaetes (Polychaeta: Terebelliformia) at the Yale Peabody Museum
João Miguel de Matos Nogueira
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Amphitrite
Enoplobranchus
Nicolea
North Atlantic
Polymniella
Terebella
Terebellidae