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A new species of Marphysa (Eunicidae) from the western Cape of South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2008

Ceri Lewis  and
Perikles Karageorgopoulos
Ceri Lewis*
Affiliation:
International Ocean Institute-Southern Africa, Department of Biodiversity and Conservational Biology, University of the Western Cape, Post Bag X17, Bellville 7975, South Africa Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, UK
Perikles Karageorgopoulos
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Science and Technology, Ridley Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK Present address: Environment Agency, Orchard House, Endeavour Park, London Road, Addington, Kent, ME19 5SH, UK
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: International Ocean Institute-Southern Africa Department of Biodiversity and Conservational BiologyUniversity of the Western CapePost Bag X17 Bellville 7975South Africa email: c.n.lewis@exeter.ac.uk
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Abstract

The eunicid polychaete Marphysa sanguinea was until recently believed to be a cosmopolitan species, with a distribution ranging from the south-west coast of England to the Pacific coast of America, and New Zealand and Australia in the western Pacific. However, there are many morphological and ecological inter-population differences that render the definitive identification of these numerous populations difficult. The recent designation of a neotype, together with a more detailed morphological description of specimens from the type locality in south-west England, has allowed the concept that M. sanguinea represents a series of cryptic species, to be investigated by examining populations of species previously referred to as Marphysa sanguinea. A new species Marphysa mullawa was described from Moreton Bay Queensland, Australia. In this paper we describe a new species from the western Cape of South Africa which has previously been referred to as ‘Marphysa sanguinea’, using an integrative approach combining morphological data, RAPD-PCR analysis and a study of the sperm ultra-structure. The South African species is a popular bait animal for local sea anglers and is heavily exploited throughout the western Cape. The RAPD-PCR analysis also demonstrates that populations referred to as ‘Marphysa sanguinea’ from other geographical locations studied have distinct genetic pools, providing further evidence that Marphysa sanguinea is not a cosmopolitan species and consists of a suite of cryptic species.

Keywords

Marphysa elityeniMarphysa sanguineaPolychaetaintegrative taxonomysperm ultrastructure
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 88 , Issue 2 , March 2008 , pp. 277 - 287
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2008

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