Advances in Polychaete Research

1. Morphology

   1. Morphology and ultrastructure of the anterior end of Diplocirrus longisetosus Marenzeller, 1890 (Flabelligeridae, Polychaeta, Annelida)

      • Anna V. Filippova, Alexander B. Tzetlin, Günter Purschke

      Pages 215-223

   2. Novel aspects of the nervous system of Bonellia viridis (Echiura) revealed by the combination of immunohistochemistry, confocal laser-scanning microscopy and three-dimensional reconstruction

      • René Hessling

      Pages 225-239

   3. Ultrastructural studies of dorsal ciliated organs in Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta)

      • Jacob Jelsing

      Pages 241-251

   4. Chaetae and mechanical function: tools no Metazoan class should be without

      • Sarah A. Woodin, Rachel A. Merz, Florence M. Thomas, Deirdre R. Edwards, Irene L. Garcia

      Pages 253-258

   5. Palp morphology in two species of Prionospio (Polychaeta: Spionidae)

      • Katrine Worsaae

      Pages 259-267

   6. Comparative study of the diaphragm (gular membrane) in Terebelliformia (Polychaeta, Annelida)

      • Anna E. Zhadan, Alexander B. Tzetlin

      Pages 269-278

2. Ecology and Larval Biology

   1. Identification of adults and larvae in Spiochaetopterus (Polychaeta, Chaetopteridae): consequences for larval transport and recruitment

      • Michel R. Bhaud

      Pages 279-287

   2. Ecological aspects of syllids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Syllidae) on Thalassia testudinum beds in Venezuela

      • David Bone, Guillermo San Martín

      Pages 289-298

   3. Using indicator species to assess the state of macrobenthic communities

      • Silvana Bustos-Baez, Chris Frid

      Pages 299-309

   4. Abundance and diversity patterns of annelids from intertidal sandy beaches in Iceland

      • Juan D. Delgado, Jorge Núñez, Rodrigo Riera, Óscar Monterroso

      Pages 311-319

   5. Response of polychaetes to oil spills in natural and defaunated subtropical mangrove sediments from Paranaguá bay (SE Brazil)

      • Luiz Francisco Ditzel Faraco, Paulo da Cunha Lana

      Pages 321-328

   6. Changes in pelagic Polychaete assemblages along the California current system

      • María Ana Fernández-Alamo, Laura Sanvicente-Añorve, Miguel Angel Alatorre-Mendieta

      Pages 329-336

   7. Distribution and diversity of the Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Mexican Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean

      • Alejandro Granados-Barba, Vivianne Solís-Weiss, María Ana Tovar-Hernández, Víctor Ochoa-Rivera

      Pages 337-345

   8. Recent advances in the use of meiofaunal polychaetes for ecotoxicological assessments

      • Marion Nipper, R. Scott Carr

      Pages 347-353

   9. Particle size selection in individuals from epifaunal versus infaunal populations of the nereidid polychaete Neanthes succinea (Polychaeta: Nereididae)

      • Erica V. Pardo, Daniel M. Dauer

      Pages 355-360

   10. Bathymetric distribution and diversity of deep water polychaetous annelids in the Sigsbee Basin, northwestern Gulf of Mexico

       • Alma Yazmín Pérez-Mendoza, Pablo Hernández-Alcántara, Vivianne Solís-Weiss

       Pages 361-370

   11. Radiocarbon dating and metal analyses of ‘fossil’ and living tubes of Protula (Annelida: Polychaeta)

       • Donald J. Reish, Andrew Z. Mason

       Pages 371-383

   12. Polychaete community structure of the northwestern coast of Mexico: patterns of abundance and distribution

       • Verónica Rodríguez-Villanueva, Ricardo Martínez-Lara, Vinicio Macías Zamora

       Pages 385-398

3. Back Matter

   Pages 399-399

   PDF

In July 2001 experts from all around the world met in Reykjavik, Iceland to discuss various issues of polychaete biology. In particular the latest developments in cladistic inference of polychaete phylogeny were presented. Some studies applied recent molecular techniques, revealing unknown genetic relationships between the different families of polychaetous annelids. This volume is of interest to specialists and students seeking an introduction to the latest developments in the field of systematics and ecology of polychaetous annelids. This book is one in a series presenting results from the International Polychaete conferences.

• Annelida
• Metazoa
• evolution
• fauna
• morphology
• nervous system
• phylogeny
• Model invertebrates

• Icelandic Institute and Museum of Natural History, Reykjavik, Iceland

  Elín Sigvaldadóttir, Guðmundur Guðmundsson

• National Museum of Wales, Cardifff, UK

  Andrew S. Y. Mackie

• Institute of Biology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

  Guðmundur V. Helgason, Jörundur Svavarsson

• Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, USA

  Donald J. Reish

• Marine Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland

  Sigmar A. Steingrímsson

Policies and ethics