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A new Maldane species and a new Maldaninae genus and species (Maldanidae, Annelida) from coastal waters of China
expand article infoYueyun Wang‡, Xinzheng Li‡
‡ Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China

Corresponding author: Xinzheng Li ( lixzh@qdio.an.cn )

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© 2016 Yueyun Wang, Xinzheng Li.
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Citation: Wang Y, Li X (2016) A new Maldane species and a new Maldaninae genus and species (Maldanidae, Annelida) from coastal waters of China. ZooKeys 603: 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.603.9125
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Abstract

Paramaldane, new genus, with type species Paramaldane glandicincta sp. n., and Maldane adunca sp. n. (Maldanidae, Polychaeta) are described based on material from the coast of south China. The new genus Paramaldane is similar to Maldane Grube, 1860 and Sabaco Kinberg, 1867, but it clearly differs from all genera within the subfamily Maldaninae by a unique combination of characters: the cephalic plate is almost circular with low, entire and smooth cephalic rim, nuchal grooves small and crescentic, lacking a collar on chaetiger 1, short companion notochaetae, a collar-like glandular band on the anterior part of the sixth chaetiger, and a well-developed anal valve. Paramaldane glandicincta sp. n. is characterised by having a glandular band on the anterior part of the sixth chaetiger, an almost circular cephalic plate, an entire and smooth cephalic rim, and small crescentic nuchal grooves. Maldane adunca sp. n. is characterised by a low cephalic rim, nuchal grooves with a strongly curved anterior part and isolated from the cephalic rim. Finally, a taxonomic key to genera of Maldaninae and a comparative table to species of Maldane are provided.

Keywords

New species, new genus, Maldane , Paramaldane , Polychaeta , South China Sea, taxonomy

Introduction

The Maldanidae, also known as bamboo worms, is a tubicolous and common family found in hard or soft substrates from the intertidal region to the deep sea (Paterson et al. 2009; De Assis and Christoffersen 2011). Maldanid species have a long, cylindrical body, generally with one or both truncate ends; elongated median segments with prominent tori on the end of each chaetiger; a keel-shaped prostomium fused to the peristomium; and a pair of nuchal grooves located on each side of the prostomium (Fauchald 1977; Fauchald and Rouse 1997; De Assis and Christoffersen 2011).

Arwidsson (1906) split Maldanidae into subfamilies after the major and complete revision of the family, leaving Maldane and Asychis in the nominotypical subfamily as the Maldaninae. The subfamily Maldaninae is recognised by the presence of cephalic and anal plates, and having the anus dorsal to the plate (Fauchald 1977). Light (1991) reviewed the Maldaninae and considered characters of cephalic and anal plates, the types of notochaetae, and the presence of a collar on chaetiger 1 as important generic characters. This author made a major revision of Maldaninae, and recognized six genera: Asychis Kinberg, Maldane Grube, Sabaco Kinberg, Bathyasychis Detinova, Chirimia Light and Metasychis Light. Posteriorly, De Assis and Christoffersen (2011) analyzed the phylogenetic relationships within Maldanidae based on morphological characters.

During a sorting of the Maldanine specimens deposited in the Marine Biological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences(MBM) in the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao (IOCAS), some specimens of Asychis-like species were identified, which belonged to an unknown species. Based on these specimens, two new species are fully described and illustrated and a new genus of Maldaninae is proposed. A taxonomic key to genera of Maldaninae and a table comparing the morphology of all species of Maldane are provided.

Material and methods

The specimens were collected from the South China Sea from 1959 to 1962. They have been stored in 70% ethanol. Specimens were examined under Zeiss Stemi 2000-C stereomicroscopes, and compound microscopes. Drawings were prepared with the aid of ‘AxioCam MRc 5’digital camera fitting on the stereomicroscopes. Line drawings are completed in the Adobe Photoshop CS6 using a graphics tablet. Notochaetae and neurochaetae were extracted carefully and observed under optical and scanning electron microscopes (SEM). All specimens are deposited in the Marine Biological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences(MBM). An identification key to the genera of Maldaninae modified from Light (1991) is provided below. Table 1 compares morphological characters for all known species of genus Maldane.

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Morphological comparison of species of Maldane. Unless otherwise indicated, character information is from Light (1991) and the original descriptions and illustrations. Unknown information marked with ‘?’.

Characters M. adunca sp. n. M. arctica Detinova, 1985 M. californiensis Green, 1991 M. capensis (Day, 1961) M. cristata Treadwell, 1923 M. cuculligera Ehlers, 1887
Type locality Southwest of Macao Arctic Southern California South Africa California Gulf of Mexico
Collar on chaetiger 1 No No Yes, limited ventral side No No Yes, limited ventral side
Pigmentation absent ? ? Head of living worm flecked with brown Anterior segments with dark brown pigment Nuchal groove with brown pigment spot?
Shape of nuchal grooves Strongly curved anteriorly, J-shaped Short, slightly curved Slightly curved J-shaped Short and divergent anteriorly slightly curved
Posterior cephalic rim Low Pocket-like Pocket-like Pocket-like Pocket-like Pocket-like
Dorsal glandular band on chaetiger 5 Absent ? Absent Absent Sixth chaetiger with an anterior dorsal flange* Dorsal glandular band
Prostomial palpode Bluntly rounded Spade-like Rounded to semi-triangular Broadly spatulate Hemispherical Bluntly rounded
Border of anal plate Laterally notched Laterally notched Laterally notched Laterally notched Laterally notched Laterally notched
Ventral part of anal rim Smooth to slightly crenulate Smooth Slightly crenulate Crenulated Slightly crenate Smooth to slightly crenulate
Characters M. decorata Grube, 1877** M. glabra Knox & Cameron, 1971 M. glebifex Grube, 1860 M. gorgonensis Monro, 1933 M. malmgreni McIntosh, 1885*** M. marsupialis Grube, 1878
Type locality Congo Port Phillip Bay, Australia French Gorgona Island, Colombia Strait of Gibraltar Philippines
Collar on chaetiger 1 No Ventrally; inconspicuous No No No No
Pigmentation ? ? No pigmentation ? ? 2 eye spots on peristomium
Shape of nuchal grooves ? Faintly J-shaped Short and arched Boldly curved ? Slightly curved
Posterior cephalic rim ? Pocket-like Pocket-like Pocket-like Low Pocket-like
Dorsal glandular band on chaetiger 5 ? Absent Absent ? Absent
Prostomial palpode ? Prow-like Spade-like Bluntly rounded ? Spade-like
Border of anal plate ? Laterally notched Laterally notched Complete, no notches ? Complete, no notches
Ventral part of anal rim ? Smooth Crenulated Smooth ? Smooth
Characters M. meridionalis (Chamberlin, 1919) M. monilata Fauchald, 1972 M. philippinensis Treadwell, 1931 M. pigmentata (Imajima & Shiraki, 1982) M. sarsi Malmgren, 1865 M. theodori Augener, 1926
Type locality Between Galapagos Islands and Peru Middle America Trench Darvel Bay Kashima Sea Sweden Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand
Collar on chaetiger 1 No Yes No No No Yes
Pigmentation Living worm with dark pigment areas on anterior body Without distinct color patterns ? Anterior body with brown spots Anterior end with black-brown pigmentation, but smaller individuals may be missing ?
Shape of nuchal grooves Short, curved Short, curved Short, curved Short, curved in a semicircle Short, slightly curved J-shaped
Posterior cephalic rim ? Pocket-like Pocket-like Low Pocket-like Pocket-like
Dorsal glandular band on chaetiger 5 Absent Absent ? Absent Crescentic glandular band, but not always present ?
Prostomial palpode Narrow and pointed Broudly rounded Spade-like Broudly rounded Spade-like Broadly spatulate
Border of anal plate ? Laterally notched Laterally notched Laterally notched Laterally notched Laterally notched
Ventral part of anal rim ? Crenulated Smooth Smooth Smooth to slightly crenulated Crenulated
1*

from Imajima and Shiraki 1982.
2**

Maldane decorata Grube, 1877 inadequate descriptions and no illustrations in original paper.
3***

Maldane malmgreni McIntosh, 1885, inadequate descriptions in original paper.

Systematics

Family Maldanidae Malmgren, 1867
Subfamily Maldaninae Malmgren, 1867

Paramaldane gen. n.

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Type species

Paramaldane glandicincta sp. n.

Diagnosis

Body with19 chaetigers. Cephalic plate circular. Prostomial palpode bluntly rounded, and confluent with cephalic rim. Cephalic rim low and entire with slight incisions. Cephalic keel short. First chaetiger without collar. Chaetiger 6 with a collar-like glandular band. Neurochaetae beginning to present on the second chaetiger. Notochaetae spirally fringed with short companion chaetae. Two preanal achaetigerous segment. Anus dorsal, with anal valve. Anal plate well-developed, but no anal cirri; with two lateral deep incisions on anal rim.

Etymology

The generic name is a combination of the prefix para- (meaning resembing) and the generic name Maldane. The new genus is related to Maldane in morphology. Gender: feminine.

Remarks

The new genus Paramaldane is superficially similar to Maldane Grube, 1860 and Sabaco Kinberg, 1867. The anal plate and notochaetae type of Paramaldane are closer to Maldane. The shape of prostomial palpode and nuchal grooves are closer to Sabaco. However, the new genus can be easily distinguished by the characters of the cephalic plate, which are considered to be of generic importance (Light 1991; Green 1994). The cephalic rim of Maldane and Sabaco is divided into two lateral lobes and a posterior lobe by deep lateral notches, but that of the Paramaldane is almost smooth. The prostomial palpode of Maldane is spade-like, but that of Paramaldane is bluntly rounded and confluent with cephalic rim. Both Sabaco and Paramaldane have small crescentic nuchal grooves that are isolated from cephalic rim, but Sabaco has a complete collar on the first chaetiger that is lacking in Paramaldane. Notochaetae of Sabaco have long companion chaetae, but companion notochaetae of Paramaldane are short. An identification key to the genera of Maldaninae modified from Light (1991) is provided below.

Paramaldane glandicincta sp. n.

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Type material examined

Holotype: MBM 008120, complete. Original label: South China Sea, Station 6175, mud sediment, 141 m, 28 January 1959. Paratypes: MBM 008130, 1 complete specimen, Southeast of Hainan Island, 18°30'N, 110°45'E. Original label: South China Sea, Station 6156, mud sediment, 100 m, 8 March 1960; MBM 008214, two incomplete specimens, posterior part lost, Southeast of Hainan Island, 18°30'N, 110°30'E. Original label: South China Sea, Station 6143, mud sediment, 122.5 m, 22 April 1959.

Type locality

China, south of Hainan Island, 17°30'N, 110°00'E, 28 January 1959.

Diagnosis

Complete specimen with 19 chaetigers and two preanal achaetigerous segments. Cephalic plate rounded. Cephalic rim with two lateral creases, margin of the rim almost smooth. Anterior chaetigers biannulate. Sixth chaetiger with thick, collar-like glandular band. Rim of anal plate with deep lateral notches,ventral margin of anal rim crenulate, dorsal margin smooth.

Description

Holotype complete, 43 mm long, and 2.0 mm wide at the third chaetiger. Paratype of MBM 008130 complete, 74 mm long and 2.5 mm wide. Body cylindrical with 19 chaetigers, two preanal achaetigerous segments, and pygidium. First chaetiger without neurochaetae. Anterior part of the sixth chaetiger with thick glandular band forming a low collar and overlapping posterior part of the fifth chaetiger (Figs 1A, F; 2C–E).

Figure 1. 

Paramaldane glandicincta sp. n. A ventral side of anterior body B dorsal view of cephalic plate C lateral view of cephalic plate D ventral view of pygidium, arrows show preanal achaetigerous segments and anal valve E frontal view of anal plate F lateral view of glandular band on sixth chaetiger, showing collar-like glandular band G lateral view of neurochaeta from chaetiger 5 H spirally-fringed notochaeta from chaetiger 10 I geniculate companion chaeta from chaetiger 10 J capillary companion chaeta from chaetiger 10. Scale bars: A–F = 0.5 mm, G = 10 μm, H = 50 μm, I–J = 200 μm.

Figure 2. 

Paramaldane glandicincta sp. n. A–G holotype of MBM 008120 A ventral side of anterior end B cephalic plate C lateral view of glandular band, arrow shows lateral slit D ventral side of glandular band, arrow shows the midventral notch E dorsal side of glandular band F–G dorsal and ventral side of pygidium, arrows show preanal achaetigerous segments, anal valve and lateral notch on anal plate H–M chaetae from MBM 008214 H–I neurochaetae from 8th and 4th chaetigers respectively; J notochaetae from 8th chaetiger, arrows show companion chaetae K companion chaetae from 8th chaetiger L transitional part of geniculate capillary M spinose part of notochatae. GC, geniculate companion chaeta. CC, capillary companion chaeta. Scale bars: A–G = 0.5 mm, H–I = 100 μm, J = 1.0 mm, K = 500 μm, L = 200 μm, M=100 μm.

Cephalic plate obliquely truncated, edge almost circular (Fig. 1B, C). Cephalic rim smooth (Fig. 1C), with a pair of shallow lateral creases (Fig. 1B). Deep furrow from lateral crease runs backward on peristomium to front edge of first chaetiger. Margin of posterior part of cephalic rim very weakly undulating (Fig. 1B, C). Anterior parts of rim completely smooth, and fused with prostomial palpode. Prostomial palpode indistinct, smoothly circular. Cephalic keel short and slightly arched. Nuchal grooves short, slightly curved, isolated from cephalic rim (Fig. 1B).

First four chaetigers completely biannulate, each comprising an achaetigerous and chaetigerous annulus. First six chaetigers short, following chaetigers elongated. Epidermal glands developed well on chaetigers 1–6. Glands only present on parapodial tori of following segments.Thick glandular band resembling a collar located on anterior part of sixth chaetiger, covering rear of fifth chaetiger, divided into dorsal and ventral parts by two lateral slits (Figs 1F, 2C). Dorsal margin of glandular band smooth (Fig. 2E). A small notch on ventral median line of ventral glandular band (Figs 1A, 2D).

Neurochaetae beginning to present on second chaetiger, with many small teeth on main fang (Figs 1G, 2H, I). Anterior chaetigers with simple capillary notochaetae . Middle and posterior chaetigers with long spirally-fringed notochaetae and short companion notochaetae (Fig. 2J). Long notochaetae with spinose spiral bands imbricated over main shaft (Figs 1H, 2M). Short companion chaetae two kinds: geniculate and capillary chaetae (Figs 1I, J, 2K). Geniculate companion chaetae with a long whip-like tip (Fig. 2K); transitional part smooth and thicker than shaft (Fig. 2L).

Two preanal achaetigerous segments marked by parapodial rudiments (Figs 1D, 2F, G). First achaetigerous segment longer than last one. Anus on dorsal side with a flaplike anal valve (Figs 1D, 2F). Pygidium forming a flat anal plate with a pair of deep lateral notches (Fig. 2F). Ventral part of the anal rim with 7–8 conspicuous crenulations (Fig. 1E). Dorsal rim smooth to slightly crenulated.

Etymology

The specific name glandicincta is a combination of glans and cinctus (meaning "belt", feminine form cincta), refering to the characteristic glandular belt on the six chaetiger.

Remarks

Paramaldane glandicincta sp. n. is characterised by a collar-like glandular band on the anterior margin of the sixth chaetiger.

Genus Maldane Grube, 1860

Maldane adunca sp. n.

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Type material examined

Holotype: MBM 008111, complete. Original label: South China Sea, Station 6076, mud sediment, 39 m, 21 April 1959. Paratypes, same collecting data as holotype, MBM 240860–240861, nine specimens.

Other material examined: MBM 008125, 1 complete specimen, south of Macao, 21°30'N, 113°30'E, Station 6062, silt sediment, 35 m, 24 April 1959; MBM 006330, 10 complete specimens, northeast of Hainan Island, 20°00'N, 111°30'E, Station 6119, mud sediment, 70 m, 12 April 1959; MBM 201498, 1 anterior part, Beibu Gulf, Station 6209, mud sediment, 56.8 m, 6 July 1960; MBM 201496, 1 complete worm, Beibu Gulf, Station 7905, silt sediment, 29 m, 1 January 1962; MBM 201494,1 complete worm, Beibu Gulf, Station 6200, mud sediment, 32.5 m, 13 July 1960.

Type locolity

China, southwest of Macao, 21°00'N, 113°00'E, 21 April 1959 .

Comparative material examined

Maldane sarsi.MBM 241068, 2 complete specimen, west of Point Barrow, 71°29.170'N, 161°58.899'W, Station C17, mud sediment, 45 m, 8 August 2008; MBM 008150, 2 complete specimen, north of Yantai, Shandong Province, 38°06'N, 121°31.98'E, Station 2009, mud sediment, 57.5 m, 18 October 1958; MBM 008062, 1 complete specimen, the Yellow Sea, 36°30'N, 124°00'E, Station 3022, mud sediment, 70 m, 21 January 1959; MBM 008228, 1 complete specimen, east of Zhoushan Islands, 29°45'N, 122°30'E, Station 4128, mud sediment, 54 m, 12 July 1959; MBM 008009, 1 complete specimen, the East China Sea, 28°30'N, 123°30'E, Station 4074, mud sediment, 77 m, 9 December 1959; MBM 201497, 1 complete specimen, west of Hainan Island, 18°35.36'N, 106°50.58'E, Station 7702, mud sediment, 55 m, 20 January 1962;

Diagnosis

Cephalic plate obliquely truncated, elliptical. Cephalic rim low and divided into lateral and dorsal lobes by lateral incisions. Lateral cephalic rim confluent with prostomial palpode. Prostomial palpode bluntly rounded. Nuchal grooves deep and strongly curved outward anteriorly, J-shaped. Anal plate almost truncate and rounded. Rim of anal plate low, with deep lateral incisions.

Description

Holotype about 65 mm in length, 1.5 mm in width. Largest specimen more than 70 mm in length, and 3.0 mm in width. Segments short on anterior and posterior body, longer on middle body (Figs 3A, 4D).

Figure 3. 

Maldane adunca sp. n. A–C paratype of MBM 240860 A complete body of MBM 240860 B dorsal view of cephalic plate C end view of anal plate D–F, paratype of MBM 240861 D anterior body showing glandular pads E dorsal view of cephalic plate F lateral view of cephalic plate G–IMBM 006330 G ventral view of anterior body H dorsal view of cephalic plate I pygidium, arrows shows pre-anal achaetigerous segments. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 4. 

Maldane adunca sp. n. A dorsal view of cephalic plate B lateral view of cephalic plate C dorsal view of pygidium, arrows show pre-anal achaetigerous segments and lateral notch of rim of anal plate D complete body. Scale bars = 0.5mm.

Body with 19 chaetigers, two preanal achaetigerous segments followed by a pygidium. Cephalic plate obliquely truncated, elliptical (Figs 3B, E, H, 4A). Prostomial palpode bluntly rounded, perfectly fused with cephalic rim. Cephalic rim lower and smooth, with two lateral notches. Cephalic keel remarkable, high and long, with posterior part widens (Figs 3B, E, 4A, B). Nuchal grooves short, anteriorly strongly curved outward, J-shaped (Figs 3B, E, H, 4A). Nuchal grooves isolated from cephalic rim. Mouth trilobed, and divided into upper and lower lips by a transverse fissure. Upper lip incised medially (Fig. 3G).

First five chaetigers biannulate (Figs 3A, D, 4D). First chaetiger without neurochaetae. Neurochaetae typical rostrate uncini similar on all chaetigers (Fig. 5A, B). Neurochaeta with several transversal rows of small teeth on main fang. Anterior chaetigers with capillary notochaetae. Middle and posterior chaetigers with spirally fringed notochaetae (Fig. 5D, H); spinose spiral bands closely imbricated over main shaft (Fig. 5C). Short companion chaetae geniculate (Fig. 5F, J, I), narrowly limbate (Fig. 5E) and bilimbate (Fig. 5G, J).

Figure 5. 

Chaetae of Maldane adunca sp. n. A–B neurochaetae from the 2nd and 17th chaetigers C spinose part of notochaetae D notochaetae from 16th chaetiger E short limbate companion chaetae from 18th chaetiger F transitional part of geniculate companion chaetae G companion chaetae from 14th chaetiger. H–J, notochaetae drawn from optical microscope H spirally-fringed notochaetae I geniculate companion chaetae J bilimbate companion chaetae. BC, bilimbate companion chaeta. GC, geniculate companion chaeta. Scal bars: A–C = 60 μm, D–E = 0.5 mm, F–G = 50 μm, H–J = 0.5 mm.

Two short and rudimentary preanal achaetigerous segments (Figs 3I, 4C), which deeply stained with methyl green. Anal pore with a less-developed anal valve (Fig. 3I). Anal mound well developed. Anal plate truncated, nearly rounded; median part of plate with a shallow furrow dorso-ventrally extended (Fig. 3C). Rim of anal plate low and incised laterally (Fig. 3C, I). Dorsal part of rim smooth. Ventral part of the rim smooth to weakly serrated.

Variation

Body wall of small individuals thin but thick in large ones. Body of small individuals smooth, semitransparent and lacking epidermal glands. Large individuals with glandular pads on parapodial tori and ventral side of chaetigers 3–5.

Etymology

The specific epithet is the Latin adjective adunca (feminine, meaning hooked) and refers to the strongly curved nuchal grooves.

Remarks

Maldane adunca sp. n. is distinctive in the genus Maldane with its low cephalic rim and hook-like nuchal grooves. Maldane adunca sp. n. is close to Maldane sarsi Malmgren, 1865, a potential species-complex, which is thought to be a cosmopolitan species (Day 1967, Hartman 1961). However, the new species differs from the latter by possessing a low cephalic rim, strongly curved nuchal grooves which are isolated from the cephalic rim, and lacking crescentic glandular bands on the dorsal surface of the fifth chaetiger. In M. sarsi, the cephalic rim is well developed, its posterior part forms a deep pocket-like structure (Arwidsson 1906) and overlaps the posterior part of cephalic keel, cephalic keel is strongly arched, the nuchal grooves are narrow and slightly curved and connected with margin of cephalic rim, and the dorsal surface of the fifth chaetiger sometimes bears a crescentic glandular band (Green 1991, Fauvel 1953). Maldane adunca sp. n. is also closely related to Maldane glebifex Grube, 1860. The new species differs from the latter in the form of the anal rim and nuchal grooves. Maldane glebifex has a crenulated border to the anal plate while M. adunca sp. n. has a smooth to slightly crenulated anal rim. The nuchal grooves of M. adunca sp. n. are much more curved than that of M. glebifex. In terms of geographical distribution, M. glebifex is a Mediterranean/North Atlantic species (Fauvel 1927), and it is unlikely to occur in the South China Sea.

Light (1991) revised the subfamily Maldaninae and recognized 16 species of Maldane, of which Maldane pellucida Sars, 1869 was recognized later as nomina nuda (Oug et al. 2014). At present, Maldane includes 18 species: M. adunca sp. n., M. arctica, M. californiensis, M. capensis, M. cristata, M. cuculligera, M. decorate, M. glabra, M. glebifex, M. gorgonensis, M. malmgreni, M. marsupialis, M. meridionalis, M. monilata, M. philippinensis, M. pigmentata, M. sarsi, M. theodori. Maldane sarsi includes two subspecies: M. sarsi antarctica Arwidsson, 1911 and M. sarsi borealis Imajima, 1963 but their validity is doubtful. Maldane sarsi antarctica resembles the stem species. Color and gland pattern is main difference between the subspecies and its stem species according to Arwidsson (1911), but they are not robust taxonomic characters. Imajima (1963) collected only one specimen to erect M. sarsi borealis. This subspecies has 18 chaetigers, and anal plate of it incised ventrally. The chaetiger number is unusual in Maldane (usually, 19 chaetigers in Maldane species). Table 1 compares morphological characters for all known species of genus Maldane.

Key to the genera of Maldaninae

1 First two chaetigers without neurochaetae Bathyasychis Detinova, 1982
– Only first chaetiger without neurochaetae 2
2 Chaetiger 6 without collar-like glandular band 3
– Chaetiger 6 with collae-like glandular band Paramaldane gen. n.
3 Pygidium with anal valve 4
– Pygidium without anal valve 5
4 Nuchal grooves U-shaped; prostomial palpode mushroom-shaped Chirimia Light, 1991
– Nuchal grooves slightly curved to J-shaped; prostomial palpode spade-like Maldane Grube, 1860
5 First chaetiger without a collar Asychis Kinberg, 1867
– First chaetiger with a collar complete or limited to the ventral side 6
6 Nuchal grooves J- or U-shaped; prostomial palpode mushroom-shaped; cephalic rim with crenulations or digitiform cirri; first chaetiger with a collar usually ventrally limited, sometimes complete Metasychis Light, 1991
– Nuchal grooves small, crescentic; prostomial palpode spadelike or indistinct; cephalic rim smooth without crenulations or digitiform cirri; the first chaetiger with a complete collar Sabaco Kinberg, 1867

Acknowledgements

This study was financially supported by the Ocean Public Welfare Scientific Research Project (No. 201505004-1 and 201105012). We are grateful to Dr. José Eriberto De Assis of Federal University of Pernambuco for his comments and providing us with many papers. We are grateful to Dr. Geoff Read for his comments and suggestions improving the manuscript. We thank Dr Chris Glasby for his assistance in language. Thanks to all the managers of the MBMCAS for their help with specimens sorting.

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