Table 1 Chronological list of valid Microphthalmus species
From: Microphthalmus mahensis sp.n. (Annelida, Phyllodocida) together with an annotated key of the genus
Species | Author and year of description | Locus typicus | Taxonomic remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
sczelkowii | Mecznikow, 1865 | Helgoland, North Sea | Â |
similis | Bobretzky, 1870 | Black Sea | (6) |
fragilis | Bobretzky, 1870 | Black Sea | Â |
aberrans | (Webster and Benedict, 1887) | New England, Atlantic | (1) |
urofimbriatus | Alikunhi, 1948 | Madras coast, India | Â |
pacificus | (Friedrich, 1956) | Peru, Pacific | (2) |
aciculata | Hartmann-Schröder, 1962a | Peru, Pacific |  |
ancistrosylliiformis | Hartmann-Schröder, 1962b | Dichato, Chile, Pacific |  |
monilicornis | Hartmann-Schröder, 1962a | Peru, Pacific |  |
listensis | Westheide, 1967 | North Sea coast, Germany | (3) |
southerni | Westheide, 1967 | Clare Island, Irish Sea | (4) |
tyrrhenicus | Zunarelli Vandini, 1967 | Leghorn coast, Italy, Mediterranean Sea | Â |
riojai | Reish, 1968 | Baja California, Pacific | Â |
arenarius | Westheide, 1973 | Bermuda, Atlantic | Â |
bermudensis | Westheide, 1973 | Bermuda, Atlantic | Â |
indefatigatus | Westheide, 1974 | Galapagos Islands, Pacific | Â |
bifurcatus | Hartmann-Schröder, 1974b | Skagerrak, North Sea |  |
hartmanae | Westheide, 1977 | Florida, USA | Â |
japonicus comb.nov. | Yamanishi, 1984 | Seto, Japan, North Pacific | (5) |
hamosus | Westheide, 1982 | Florida, USA | Â |
paraberrans | Hartmann-Schröder, 1982 | Cervantes, Australian West coast |  |
westheidei | Hartmann-Schröder, 1982 | Fremantle, Australian West coast |  |
pseudoaberrans | Campoy and Viéitez, 1982 | Northern Spain, Atlantic | (7) |
ephippiophorus | Clausen, 1986 | Raunefjorden, Norway | Â |
carolinensis | Westheide and Rieger, 1987 | North Carolina, US Atlantic coast | (3) |
nahantensis | Westheide and Rieger, 1987 | Massachusetts, US Atlantic coast | (3) |
coustalini | Fournier, 1991 | Port Edward, Can. Pacific coast | Â |
hystrix | Fournier, 1991 | Puget Sound, US Pacific coast | Â |
simplicichaetosus | Westheide and Purschke, 1992 | Puget Sound, US Pacific coast | Â |
biantennatus | Wu, Zhao and Westheide, 1993 | China, Yellow Sea | Â |
onychophorus | Westheide, 1994 | Chile, Antofagasta | Â |
riseri | Westheide, 1994 | New Zealand, North Island | Â |
antarcticus | Bick, 1998 | King George Island, Antarctic | Â |
aggregatus | Riser, 2000 | Massachusetts, US Atlantic coast | (6) |
pettiboneae | Riser, 2000 | New England, US Atlantic coast | (7) |
intermedius comb. nov. | (Uchida, 2004) | Kii Peninsula, Japan | (8) |
itoi | Uchida, 2004 | Hokkaido, Japan | Â |
mahensis | n.sp. | Indian Ocean, Seychelles | Â |