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1Departamento de Biología de Organismos-Instituto de Tecnología y Ciencias Marinas (INTECMAR), Universidad Simón Bolívar, A.P. 89.000, Caracas, Venezuela. dbone@usb.ve
Abstract:
Five species of polychaetes (Spionidae) were found associated to Thalassia testudinum meadows in Parque Nacional Morrocoy, Venezuela. We included a guide for their identification and present range extensions for the Venezuelan coasts and Southern Caribbean Sea. The species are: Dipolydora socialis, Prionospio (Minuspio) cirrifera, P. (Prionospio) fallax, P. (P.) steenstrupi, and Spio pettiboneae.
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