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Branchiomma

Branchiomma

Kolliker, 1858

GBIF:119607447

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REMARKS: Alien species with Indo-Pacific origin (Zenetos et al. 2010). It was recorded for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea by Giangrande (1989) from material collected by C. N. Bianchi during an expedition between 1978 and 1979 to Lucrino Lagoon (Naples) (Bianchi 1983 b). Branchiomma lucullanum (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Mikac, Barbara (2015): A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 3943 (1): 1-172, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA. LITERATURE RECORDS: Grube 1864; Stossich 1883; Bellan 1969; Banse 1970; Katzmann 1971, 1972, 1973 a; Matjašić & Štirn 1975; Velimirov & Sint 1975; Katzmann 1983; Fassari 1983; Giangrande 1989; Gherardi et al. 1993; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995; Fraschetti et al. 2002; Giangrande et al. 2003; Castelli et al. 2008; Licciano & Giangrande 2008. NEW RECORDS: BM 44, BM 45. OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Dasychone bombyx (Dalyell, 1853); Sabella polyzonos Grube 1863. (AL) Branchiomma luctuosum Grube, 1870 DISTRIBUTION: SA. LITERATURE RECORDS: Licciano et al. 2002; Castelli et al. 2008.
Mikac, Barbara (2015): A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 3943 (1): 1-172, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1
DISTRIBUTION: NA, SA. LITERATURE RECORDS: Grube 1861; Lorenz 1863; Grube 1864; Stossich 1876; Carus 1884; Graeffe 1905; Fauvel 1940; Zavodnik 1965, 1967 a, 1967 b; Banse 1970; Amoureux & Katzmann 1971; Katzmann 1971, 1972; Marcuzzi 1972; Katzmann 1973 a; Velimirov & Sint 1975; Amoureux 1975, 1976; Amoureux 1983 a, 1983 c; Fassari 1983; Katzmann 1983; Požar-Domac 1983, 1986; Špan et al. 1989; Gherardi et al. 1993; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Giangrande et al. 2003, 2004; Simonini et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008. OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Sabella lucullana Delle Chiaje, 1828; Dasychone lucullana (Delle Chiaje, 1828); Branchiomma lucullana (Delle Chiaje, 1828); Branchioma lucullana (Delle Chiaje, 1828). Branchiomma maerli Licciano & Giangrande, 2008 DISTRIBUTION: NA. LITERATURE RECORDS: Mikac et al. 2013.
Mikac, Barbara (2015): A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 3943 (1): 1-172, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1
DISTRIBUTION: SA. LITERATURE RECORDS: Knight-Jones 1994; Castelli et al. 2008; Licciano & Giangrande 2008.
Mikac, Barbara (2015): A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 3943 (1): 1-172, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1

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A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea

checklist

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Mikac, Barbara (2015): A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 3943 (1): 1-172, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1

Abstract

The checklist of polychaetes of the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean) based on bibliographic sources published from 1840 to 2014, as well as on novel data, with 49 new records for the area, is herein presented. The Adriatic Sea polychaete fauna comprises at present of 764 species in 360 genera and 62 families. The richest family is the Syllidae, with 112 species (c.a. 15% of the all taxa). Eight families account for as much as 50% of the diversity (Syllidae, Serpulidae, Sabellidae, Phyllodocidae, Spionidae, Polynoidae, Terebellidae and Nereididae). Among the three Adriatic sectors (Northern, Central and Southern Adriatic), the Northern Adriatic is the richest one, whereas the composition of the most diverse families is very similar in all sectors. Data on endemisms (6), aliens (29) and valid species with the type locality in the Adriatic Sea (90) are also discussed. The list of all relevant papers citing each species in the Adriatic is included, allowing future detailed information retrievals for distinct purposes. Results suggest that the number of species will keep increasing in the future, as new surveys will be undertaken, so regular updates of the present list will be necessary.

Key words: Annelida, Polychaeta, check-list, inventory, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean, biodiversity

Mikac B, plazi (2015). A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC0Published 12/31/2015View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
119607447
Dataset Key
3d075c3e-1a51-4041-8163-fb0b796c7835
Origin
source
Backbone Key
2329143
Taxon ID
03DD87AFFFE4FF89488D63DE2FA7F9F9.taxon
Last Crawled
6/11/2026
Last Interpreted
6/11/2026