Australian Museum Journal Revision of the Rhamphobrachium complex (Polychaeta: Onuphidae)
- Shortform:
- Paxton, 1986, Rec. Aust. Mus. 38(2): 75–104
- Author(s):
- Paxton, Hannelore
- Year published:
- 1986
- Title:
- Revision of the Rhamphobrachium complex (Polychaeta: Onuphidae)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 38
- Issue:
- 2
- Start page:
- 75
- End page:
- 104
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.176
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 27 June 1986
- Cover date:
- 27 June 1986
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- POLYCHAETA; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 19 January 2009
- Available online:
- 27 February 2009
- Reference number:
- 176
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (190kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (4093kb PDF)
Abstract
The Rhamphobrachium complex is revised. Three species each are recognized for Brevibrachium and Longibrachium, of which B. augeneri and L. longipes are newly described. Two sub genera of Rhamphobrachium are established: R. (Rhamphobrachium) containing two species, and R. (Spinigerium) n. subgen., containing 10 species, of which four [R.(S.) hutchingsae, R.(S.) noeli, R.(S.) pettiboneae and R.(S.) pyriforme] are described as new. Three additional species, R.(S.) bipes, R.(S.) brevicornutum and R.(S.) cristobalensis, known only from juveniles, are treated as incertae sedis. Keys to adults and descriptions of all species are provided.