Abstract (en):
Polychaetes have a high diversity and abundance in all oceans. They have important role as biological indicators of marine water quality. In Colombia, they have been studied for about 30 years, in which 43 families, 138 genera and 253 species have been identified, from central and north Colombian Caribbean coasts. The aim of this research was the taxonomic analysis of material belonging to the family Terebellidae, deposited in the Invemar Invertebrate Collection. Eight genera and 11 species of terebellids were previously identified; nevertheless, after this research, these numbers were increased to ten genera, and 17 species. The scarce information about polychaetes available in Colombia, and the lack of stardardized, updated taxonomic world revisions, not only for terebellids but also for the entire group of polychaetes, led to many incorrect species identifications, and the belief that some species are cosmopolitan in distribution. Anincrease in funding of basic taxonomic research will permit better estimates of the true polychaete diversity found in Colombian seas.
Abstract (es):
Los poliquetos presentan una amplia diversidad y abundancia en todos los océanos. Su principal importancia radica en su uso como indicadores de calidad del agua, ayudando a identificar contaminación marina. El estudio de estos anélidos en Colombia lleva un poco mas de 30 años, durante los cuales se ha logrado identificar 43 familias, 138 géneros y 253 especies de poliquetos, principalmente de la costa central y norte del Caribe colombiano. El propósito de esta investigación fue analizar taxonómicamente el material correspondiente a la familia Terebellidae depositado en la Colección de Invertebrados de Invemar. El análisis de los ocho géneros y 11 especies previamente reportadas para esta familia, dio como resultado un aumento en ambas categorías, pues se encontró que hay realmente diez géneros y 17 especies. La escasez de información en el país, así como de revisiones taxonómicas mundiales estandarizadas, consistentes y actualizadas, tanto de esta familia como de otras, hace que se identifiquen incorrectamente las especies, considerando algunas especies como cosmopolitas. Por lo tanto, se considera que un incremento en el apoyo a la investigación básica, que apunte hacia el conocimiento de las especies, permitirá estimar la biodiversidad que realmente poseen los mares de Colombia.
Keywords:
Biodiversidad, Especies cosmopolitas, Gran Caribe, Taxonomía (es)
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Londoño-Mesa, M. H. (2011). Terebélidos (Terebellidae: Polychaeta: Annelida) del Caribe colombiano. Biota Colombiana, 12(1). Retrieved from https://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/240
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