Short Communication First Record of the Polychaete Worm Ceratonereis (Composetia) burmensis (Phyllodocida: Nereididae) from Pakistan

Short Communication: First Record of the Polychaeta Worm

Authors

  • Sadar Aslam Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Javed Mustaquim Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Ghazala Siddiqui Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.63.2.2020.132.134

Keywords:

polychaeta, nereididae, Ceratonereis (Composetia) burmensis

Abstract

Ceratonereis (Composetia) burmensis Monro (1937) is reported for the first time from Pakistan. A single specimen was collected from Hab river delta (24°53'13.45'' N and 66°42'18.04'' E) on the Balochistan coast in September, 2017. Two species of Ceratonereis previously reported from Pakistan are: Ceratonereis marmorata (Horst, 1924) and Ceratonereis sp. (Cpmposetia) burmensis differs from C. marmorata in having a prostomium that is not marmorated. It also differs from Ceratonereis sp. in having neuropodial falcigers. C. (Composetia) burmensis has wide distribution from Iran to China.

 

 

 

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Published

2020-07-15

How to Cite

Aslam, S., Mustaquim, J., & Siddiqui, G. (2020). Short Communication First Record of the Polychaete Worm Ceratonereis (Composetia) burmensis (Phyllodocida: Nereididae) from Pakistan: Short Communication: First Record of the Polychaeta Worm. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 63(2), 132–134. https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.63.2.2020.132.134

Issue

Vol. 63 No. 2 (2020): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences

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