Revision of the Australian Sphaerodoridae (Annelida) including the description of four new species.
Revision of the Australian Sphaerodoridae (Annelida) including the description of four new species.
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澳大利亚圆球虫科（Annelida）的修订，包括四个新物种的描述。
作者：
M. Capa;T. Bakken
对澳大利亚三个主要博物馆（澳大利亚博物馆、北领地博物馆和美术馆以及维多利亚博物馆）收藏的完整球形虫（球形虫科、节肢动物）进行了修订。迄今为止在澳大利亚水域发现的四种中，有三种（Ephesiella australiensis、Sphaerodoropsis exmouthensis和Sphaerodoropsis fauchaldi）的标本被重新发现，导致它们先前报道的分布范围发生了变化。本文新增4种：sphaerophesia hutchingsae n. sp.、Sphaerodoropsis longofalcigera n. sp.、Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata n. sp.和Sphaerodoropsis wilsoni n. sp.，并将Sphaerodoropsis multipapillata heteropapillata提升至种级。由于材料不足，对其他标本（很可能属于未描述的物种）的正式描述是不可能的，但提供了有关它们的一些形态特征的信息。本修订版提供了所有物种的描述、图像、地理和生态信息，并提供了识别所有澳大利亚物种的钥匙。考虑到在澳大利亚物种中观察到的变异，对一些传统的属分类特征进行了评估。
A revision of the complete sphaerodorid (Sphaerodoridae, Annelida) collections housed in the three major Australian museums (The Australian Museum, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and Museum Victoria) has been performed. Specimens of three of the four species described to date from Australian waters, Ephesiella australiensis, Sphaerodoropsis exmouthensis and Sphaerodoropsis fauchaldi, have been re-encountered, resulting in changes to their previously reported distribution range. Four additional species are herein described as new: Sphaerephesia hutchingsae n. sp., Sphaerodoropsis longofalcigera n. sp., Sphaerodoropsis megatuberculata n. sp. and Sphaerodoropsis wilsoni n. sp. Moreover, Sphaerodoropsis multipapillata heteropapillata is elevated to the rank of species. A formal description of other specimens, most likely belonging to undescribed species, is not possible due to insufficient material, but information about some of their morphological features is provided. Descriptions, iconography, geographical and ecological information of all species part of this revision is provided together with a key for identification to all Australian species. An evaluation of some of the traditional generic taxonomic features is made, considering the variation observed within the Australian species.