Occurrence of the ribbon worm Emplectonema neesii (Nemertea: Hoplonemertea) on the Atlantic coast of Spain

• DOI: 10.1017/s175526721300119x
• Publication Date: 2014-01-27T14:17:54Z
• Authors: Alfonso Herrera-B...; Jacinto Pérez; Juan Junoy
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; 14. Life underwater

The occurrence of the hoplonemertean Emplectonema neesii in the north-east Atlantic has been reported from Iceland to France. This paper provides the first record of E. neesii in Galicia (north-west Spain), possibly the most southern location, if the previous records under this name from the Mediterranean referred to a different species. Morphological data and pictures of this species are provided.