In this study, we analyze the current state of knowledge on extant Eunicida systematics,
morphology, feeding, life history, habitat, ecology, distribution patterns, local diversity and …

A series of cladistic analyses assesses the status and membership of the taxon Polychaeta.
The available literature, and a review by Fauchald & Rouse (1997), on the 80 accepted …

Reflecting increased interest in the field and its relevance in global environmental issues,
Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 45 provides authoritative …

We conducted a comprehensive survey of existing knowledge about exotic marine
organisms introduced to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, including coastal and shelf areas …

In this paper, we first demonstrate the historical background for the current unsatisfactory
state of systematics of the polychaetes. We then briefly discuss our knowledge of internal …

The isolation of the Southern Ocean after the opening of Drake Passage some 23–25 million
years ago, the formation of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the subsequent cooling of the …

We present parsimony analyses of annelids based on the largest taxon sample and most
extensive molecular data set yet assembled, with two nuclear ribosomal genes (18S rDNA …

The Antarctic marine environment is a diverse ecosystem currently experiencing some of the
fastest rates of climatic change. The documentation and management of these changes …

Even though relationships within Annelida are poorly understood, Eunicida is one of only a
few major annelid lineages well supported by morphology. The seven recognized eunicid …

The bristleworm family Eunicidae is distributed worldwide and well-known for the large size
of many of its species, its hard jaws and its economic importance in the bait industry …