title: Rediscovery and redescription of Leodice laurillardi (Quatrefages, 1866) comb. nov. (Annelida: Eunicidae)-a rare European polychaete or just an overlooked species?
abstract: The eunicid polychaete, Eunice laurillardi Quatrefages, 1866, originally described from the central Mediterranean, has been discovered on the northern Iberian Peninsula, constituting the first report of the species since its original description. The new specimens are compared with the type collection and the species is redescribed. Furthermore, the species is assigned to the genus Leodice Savigny in Lamarck, 1818, based on information provided by re-examination of type material and the newly collected specimens. A summary of the complex taxonomic history of the species and a discussion of its current status are also provided.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas (Zoología), Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Email: ariasandres.uo@uniovi.es.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Recursos Marinos Renovables (RMR), Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Fernando Á
authors.initials: FÁ
authors.lastname: Fernández-Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia e CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas (Zoología), Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Anadón
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011077:Polychaeta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development