TY  - JOUR
AB  - The species composition and distribution patterns of Nereididae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the north coast of Gulf of Oman were investigated. Specimens were collected from ten intertidal sites along the Iranian coast, including mangrove, muddy, boulder and rocky, coral and sandy-rocky shore habitats. Eight species of Nereididae were identified: <i>Leonnates decipiens</i> Fauvel, <i>Nereis coutieri</i> Gravier, <i>Neanthes deplanata</i> Mohammad, <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> (Savigny), <i>Perinereis heterodonta</i> Gravier, <i>Perinereis cultrifera</i> (Grube), <i>Perinereis horsti</i> Gravier and <i>Pseudonereis trimaculata</i> Horst. The eight species are redescribed and two <i>Perinereis</i> species, <i>P. heterodonta</i> and <i>P. horsti</i>, currently junior synonyms of <i>P. nuntia</i> and <i>P. vancaurica</i> (Ehlers) respectively, are raised from synonymy. All reported species are new records for the Gulf of Oman, bringing the known total number of species in the family to twelve; <i>P. trimaculata</i> is also a new record for the Arabian Sea–Arabian Gulf region. Nereidid diversity within the region is comparable to other Indo-Pacific coastal regions, and higher than other parts of the world.

A1  - Yousefi, Shetav
A1  - Rahimian, Hasan
A1  - Nabavi, Seid Mohammad Bagher
A1  - Glasby, Christopher
DO  - 10.11646/zootaxa.3013.1.2
JO  - Zootaxa
N1  - World Polychaeta Database (WPolyD)
SP  - 48
EP  - 64
C1  - 3013: 48-64
TI  - Nereididae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from intertidal habitats in the Gulf of Oman, Iran.
UR  - http://mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/11850
VL  - 3013
PY  - 2011
Y2  - 2026-10-18
ER  -