Meiobenthic Polychaete &lt;i&gt;Dinophilus&lt;/i&gt; sp. cf. &lt;i&gt;gyrociliatus&lt;/i&gt; (Annelida: Dinophilidae) from Japan with SEM Observation and DNA Barcodes
Journal: Species Diversity
Year: 2020

Tiny annelids identified as the marine meiobenthic polychaete Dinophilus gyrociliatus (Schmidt, 1857) have been reported not only from shallow water sediments but also artificial environments such as experimental aquaria almost all around the world; the species has thus been regarded to show a cosmopolitan distribution. However, various types of ciliary-band arrangements and genetic sequences have been reported from different populations, leading to a doubt on the species’ taxonomic identity. In