Marcelo Veronesi Fukuda

A new species of Trypanosyllis (Polychaeta : Syllidae) from Brazil, with a redescription of Brazilian material of Trypanosyllis zebra

A new species of Trypanosyllis was found in a collection of polychaetes living on algae, sponges, ascidians and sabelariid reefs at the intertidal zone of a rocky shore, at Praia do Guarau, south-eastern Brazil. Trypanosyllis aurantiacus sp. nov., is characterized by having an orange body in life, with dark red antennae and cirri throughout, falcigers with short, sub-bidentate blades, and parapodia with thick, distally sharp, protruding aciculae, two to three aciculae on each anterior parapodium, two aciculae on midbody segments, single acicula per parapodium on posteriormost chaetigers. Trypanosyllis aurantiacus sp. nov., is compared with the most similar congeners and a redescription of Trypanosyllis zebra , based on Brazilian specimens collected from similar environments at nearby beaches, is given.

Species of Odontosyllis Claparède, 1863 (Annelida: Polychaeta: Syllidae)

Two new species of Odontosyllis were found in samples collected mainly on rocky shores off the states of São Paulo (SE Brazil) and Paraíba (NE Brazil). Odontosyllis aracaensis sp. nov., and O. guarauensis sp. nov., are herein described and compared to their most similar congeners. A key for the species found in Brazil is provided, and relevant morphological characters of similar species of the genus, based on falcigers morphology, are summarized and compared with those of the newly described species. The current state of knowledge on the genus is briefly discussed.

The genus Prosphaerosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) in Brazil, with description of a new species

In studies carried out off the north-eastern and south-eastern coast of Brazil, three species of Prosphaerosyllis were found: P. isabellae , which was already recorded for Brazilian waters; P. xarifae , a newly recorded species for the area; and P. brachycephala sp. nov., a new to science species. Prosphaerosyllis brachycephala sp. nov., is characterized by having swollen anterior part of the body, prostomium retractable within the peristomium and anterior segments, short antennae, short peristomial and dorsal cirri, and falcigers with short, unidentate blades throughout. All these species are herein described and compared to the most similar congeners.

The genus Exogone (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from the Brazilian coast, with the description of a new species.

A new species of Exogone, E. gigas sp. n., is described herein, together with E. africana, E. arenosa, E. dispar, E. naidinoides, E. rolani, and E. simplex, collected along the Brazilian coast, including new morphological details. The distribution of E. breviantennata is expanded to include the states of Espírito Santo, Paraíba and Pernambuco. Exogone gigas sp. n. is characterized by having a large median antenna, the absence of dorsal cirri on chaetiger 2, and having a triangular process and minute spines on the shaft of the spiniger-like chaetae on chaetiger 2. The Brazilian specimens are compared to the morphologically most similar congeners. A key for the species described in this paper is provided.

On a new species of Nuchalosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae), a rare syllid genus only known from Brazilian waters

Nuchalosyllis Rullier & Amoureux, 1979 is an extremely rare syllid genus, only known from the holotype of its type species, N. lamellicornis Rullier & Amoureux, 1979 . The genus is characterized by the dorso-ventrally flattened body and the unique comb-like nuchal epaulettes. We herein describe the second specimen of this genus ever found, which is also a new species, Nuchalosyllis maiteae sp. nov.; it differs from N. lamellicornis in having different morphology of nuchal epaulettes, spinose papillae on cirrophores of dorsal cirri throughout and sub-bidentate posterior body falcigers.

Amblyosyllis , Eusyllis , Odontosyllis , Perkinsyllis and Streptodonta (Annelida: Syllidae) from Brazil, with descriptions of two new species and new records for the country

We present herein the first records for Amblyosyllis, Eusyllis and Perkinsyllis from northeastern Brazil, describing and illustrating Amblyosyllis sp., Eusyllis kupfferi and E. lamelligera, which are compared to the morphologically most similar congeners; a brief diagnosis is provided for Eusyllis nonatoi, Odontosyllis aracaensis, O. guarauensis, O. guillermoi and Perkinsyllis biota, described from southeastern Brazil. In addition, a new species of Odontosyllis is described, O. brevichaetosa sp. n., characterized by having short, bidentate falciger blades with inverted dorso-ventral gradation in length, and shafts of ventralmost falcigers from midbody parapodia onwards subdistally inflated, with sigmoid tip. A key for the valid Brazilian species of Odontosyllis is provided. Finally, this is also the first account of the genus Streptodonta for the South Atlantic, with the description of S. fauchaldi sp. n., characterized by a distinct distribution pattern of cilia along body, presence of spiniger-like chaetae, and morphology of falciger blades.

Eusyllinae and "Incertae sedis" syllids (Annelida: Syllidae) from South America, with a new species from Brazil and a new combination for a Peruvian species

We herein present the first taxonomic account on the genera Amblyosyllis, Brevicirrosyllis, Eusyllis and Opisthodonta from Brazilian waters, with the description of Eusyllis nonatoi sp. nov. The new species is characterized by having transverse dark stripes on dorsum, unidentate, relatively short falciger blades with inverted dorso-ventral gradation in length, and distally rounded to inconspicuously bifid dorsal simple chaetae. In adittion, the description of Eusyllis liniata comb. nov., from Peru, originally described as belonging to Odontosyllis, is also provided. Finally, we amend the description of Opisthodonta russelli, originally described from anterior fragments only.

First occurrence of Perkinsyllis San Martín, López & Aguado, 2009 (Polychaeta: Syllidae) in Brazil, with descriptions of two new species

Abstract Perkinsyllis is recorded for the first time in Brazilian waters with three species, two of which are new to science. Perkinsyllis longisetosa has unidentate dorsal simple chaetae, with coarse spinulation; bidentate blades of falcigers, with a rounded distal tooth and coarse spines; and spiniger-like dorsal-most compound chaetae. Perkinsyllis koolalyoides sp. nov. has dorsal simple chaetae unidentate on anterior-most chaetigers, bidentate to distally bifid on remaining chaetigers, with distal-most spine reaching beyond level of subdistal tooth; compound chaetae as falcigers with bidentate blades with long spines, distal-most spines reaching beyond the level of the subdistal tooth; spiniger-like chaetae absent. Perkinsyllis biota sp. nov. has dorsal simple chaetae unidentate on anterior-most chaetigers and distally bifid, with short spinulation on remaining chaetigers; bidentate blades of falcigers with long spines, distal-most spines reaching beyond level of subdistal tooth; and 1–5 spiniger-like dorsal-most compound chaetae, bidentate, with short spinulation. We present a key to all described species of Perkinsyllis, including an Australian species referred to this genus for the first time.