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Fireworms (Amphinomidae: Annelida) from Ascension and Saint Helena Island, Central South Atlantic Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2015

Beatriz Yáñez-Rivera  and
Judith Brown
Beatriz Yáñez-Rivera*
Affiliation:
Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Joel Montes Camarena s/n, Ap. Postal 811, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82000, México Geomare, A.C., Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
Judith Brown
Affiliation:
Darwin Marine Biodiversity and Mapping Project Manager Environmental Management Division, Jamestown, St. Helena Government, St. Helena, STHL 1ZZ
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: B. Yáñez-Rivera, Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Joel Montes Camarena s/n Ap. Postal 811, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82000, México email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Ascension and Saint Helena Islands are isolated volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Records of annelids from the family Amphinomidae, commonly known as fireworms, are rare. Fireworm species recorded in both localities include Eurythoe complanata and Hermodice carunculata, which are broadly distributed throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Here we present the characterization of both species from a recent expedition to Ascension and Saint Helena. Morphologically, specimens from H. carunculata correspond to the West Atlantic population, while E. complanata specimens were clearly identified based on chaetal type. A genetic analysis, including material from Ascension and Saint Helena Islands, will be necessary to elucidate the genetic connectivity across the Atlantic Ocean.

Keywords

AmphinomidaefirewormsSouth Atlantic islands
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e149
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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