Aponuphis Kucheruk, 1978 (Annelida: Onuphidae) from western African watersстатья
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Аннотация:Ninety-one specimens of Aponuphis from 27 stations off the western Africancoast from Morocco to Angola as well as from two localities in the North Sea and from asingle locality off Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea were examined using light andscanning electron microscopy. A fragment of 16 rDNA was obtained for 29 specimens ofAponuphis. A Neighbor Joining analysis revealed the presence of two species complexes(A. bilineata species complex and A. brementi species complex), A. ornata and a potentiallynew species Aponuphis sp. Besides three typical color morphs characteristic to A. bilineata,A. brementi, and A. ornata, the large number of specimens displayed indistinct colorpatterns of transversal pigmented bands or dots on anterior chaetigers. Specimens with suchcoloration were found in A. bilineata, A. brementi and the new species Aponuphis sp. OnlyA. ornata showed constant “horse-shoe” color pattern.How to cite this article: Borisova P.B., Schepetov D.M., Budaeva N.E. 2018. AponuphisKucheruk, 1978 (Annelida: Onuphidae) from western African waters