New species of Scolelepis (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from the Norwegian coast and Barents Sea with a brief review of the genus

[摘要] The speciesScolelepis finmarchicussp. nov. is described from the Norwegian and Barents Seas along the northern Norwegian coast and Kola peninsula. The occurrence of this species in the Kola Bay could be seen as a sign of climate warming in the area. Taxonomic issues existing in the genusScolelepiswithin the area along the Norwegian coast and in the Barents Sea are briefly touched upon. Seven species belonging toScolelepishave recently been recorded from the Atlantic sector of the Arctic.Scolelepis( S .)matsugaeSikorski, 1994 is newly synonymized withS . ( S .)laonicola(Tzetlin, 1985). This article provides a brief review ofScolelepistogether with an identification key for the genus from the Atlantic sector of the Arctic

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] Polychaeta;new species;Norwegian Sea;Barents Sea