Maldánidos (Polychaeta) del Caribe Mexicano con una clave para las éspecies del Gran Caribe

Abstract

On the basis of 92 speciQlens collected in Mexican Caribbean coasts, seven species in three subfamilies were identified.- Notoproctinae: Notoproctus oculatus? Arwidsson, 1907; Nicomachinae : Micromaldane ornithochaeta Mesnil, 1 879, Nicomache antillensis Augener, 1922 and Petaloproctus socialis Andrews, 1 89 1 ; Euclymeninae: Axiothella mucosa (Andrews, 1 89 1 ), Euclymene coronata Verrill, 1 900, and Isocirrus corallicolus (Treadwell, 1929) combo nov. Three other species are included because of their type or reference materials were examined, the maldaninae Sabaco elongatus (Verrill, 1 873) and Maldane sarsi Malmgren, 1865, from the Central Atlantic and recorded in the Grand Caribbean region; Maldane atlantica McIntosh, 1 885, is regarded as indete,rminable.lti a commentary on the species ofAxiothella Verrill, the genus is redefined, species are grouped accordin