On the Diversity of Phyllodocida (Annelida: Errantia), with a Focus on Glyceridae, Goniadidae, Nephtyidae, Polynoidae, Sphaerodoridae, Syllidae, and the Holoplanktonic Families

Phyllodocida is a clade of errantiate annelids characterized by having ventral sensory palps, anterior enlarged cirri, axial muscular proboscis, compound chaetae (if present) with a single ligament, and of lacking dorsolateral folds. Members of most families date back to the Carboniferous, although...

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Published in:	Diversity (Basel) 2021-03, Vol.13 (3), p.131
Main Authors:	Martin, Daniel, Aguado, Maria Teresa, Fernández Álamo, María-Ana, Britayev, Temir Alanovich, Böggemann, Markus, Capa, María, Faulwetter, Sarah, Fukuda, Marcelo Veronesi, Helm, Conrad, Petti, Monica Angelica Varella, Ravara, Ascensão, Teixeira, Marcos A. L.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Benthos Biodiversity Biogeography Carboniferous Cirri Continental shelves Datasets Deoxyribonucleic acid Devonian distribution DNA ecology Geographical distribution Glyceridae Goniadidae molecular diversity Nephtyidae Oceans Phyllodocida Phylogeny polychaetes Polynoidae Proboscis Sediments Species diversity Species richness Sphaerodoridae Syllidae Taxonomy Terrestrial environments Trends
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Summary:	Phyllodocida is a clade of errantiate annelids characterized by having ventral sensory palps, anterior enlarged cirri, axial muscular proboscis, compound chaetae (if present) with a single ligament, and of lacking dorsolateral folds. Members of most families date back to the Carboniferous, although the earliest fossil was dated from the Devonian. Phyllodocida holds 27 well-established and morphologically homogenous clades ranked as families, gathering more than 4600 currently accepted nominal species. Among them, Syllidae and Polynoidae are the most specious polychaete groups. Species of Phyllodocida are mainly found in the marine benthos, although a few inhabit freshwater, terrestrial and planktonic environments, and occur from intertidal to deep waters in all oceans. In this review, we (1) explore the current knowledge on species diversity trends (based on traditional species concept and molecular data), phylogeny, ecology, and geographic distribution for the whole group, (2) try to identify the main knowledge gaps, and (3) focus on selected families: Alciopidae, Goniadidae, Glyceridae, Iospilidae, Lopadorrhynchidae, Polynoidae, Pontodoridae, Nephtyidae, Sphaerodoridae, Syllidae, Tomopteridae, Typhloscolecidae, and Yndolaciidae. The highest species richness is concentrated in European, North American, and Australian continental shelves (reflecting a strong sampling bias). While most data come from shallow coastal and surface environments most world oceans are clearly under-studied. The overall trends indicate that new descriptions are constantly added through time and that less than 10% of the known species have molecular barcode information available.
ISSN:	1424-2818 1424-2818