Revision of the Glyceridae
M. Böggemann and D. Fiege; Ph D thesis Markus Böggemann; supported by the German Research Foundation; completed
This project represents the first worldwide revision of all described Glyceridae. Using light and scanning electron microscopy most of the type material of 172 species and subspecies of glycerids (three of them representing fossil taxa and three others belonging to other polychaete families) were examined. Altogether, only 42 species (36 Glycera, 1 Glycerella and 5 Hemipodia) of the 166 recent taxa are considered to be valid species, the others being synonyms or nomina dubia and nomina nuda.
More than 4000 specimens from all over the world were studied and measured, and the 42 valid species are described and illustrated in detail. A list of all taxa together with their synonyms and an identification key tor all Glyceridae known to this date are also presented. Addionally all available biological and ecological data from the literature are compiled.
The results of the cladistic analysis support a sister group relationship between Goniadidae and Glyceridae. Both taxa are monophyletic as weIl as the three genera Glycera, Glycerella and Hemipodia within the glycerids.
Publications:
Fiege, D. & Böggemann, M. (1997): The proboscidial papillae of some European Glyceridae. Proc. 5th Intern. Polychaeta Conference, Qingdao. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(2): 559-563.
Böggemann, M., Fiege, D. & Sun R. (1999): Polychaeta of Hainan Island, South China Sea. Part II . Glyceridae (Annelida: Polychaeta: Glyceridae). Senck. biol. 79 (1/2): 143-150.
Böggemann, M., Fiege, D., & Purschke, G. (2000): Ultrastructure of the proboscidial papillae in some Glycera species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Glyceridae). Cah. Biol. Mar., 41: 143-153.
Böggemann, M., & Fiege, D. (2001): Description of seven new species of the genus Glycera Savigny 1818 (Annelida: Polychaeta: Glyeridae). Ophelia 54(1): 29-49.
Böggemann, M. (2002): Revision of the Glyceridae (Annelida: Polychaeta). Abh. senckenberg. naturf. Ges. 555: 1-249.
Glycera alba with everted proboscis