Data from: An account of the taxonomy and distribution of Syllidae (Annelida, Polychaetes) in the eastern Mediterranean, with notes on the genus Prosphaerosyllis San Martín, 1984 in the Mediterranean

The syllid fauna of three locations in Crete and Israel (Eastern Mediterranean Sea) was studied, yielding 82 syllid species, many of which were found for the first time in the respective areas: Seventeen species were recorded for the first time on the Israeli coasts and 20 in Greek waters. Perkinsyllis augeneri (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979) and Prosphaerosyllis chauseyensis Olivier et al., 2011 are new records for the Mediterranean Sea. Detailed information are given on the morphology, ecology and distribution of the species recorded for the first time in the studied areas. In addition, an update on the distribution of the genus Prosphaerosyllis San Martín, 1984 in the Mediterranean is given and an identification key is provided.

本研究针对地中海东部克里特岛与以色列的三处采样点的裂虫科（Syllidae）动物区系开展系统调查，共记录到82种裂虫科物种，其中诸多物种为对应海域的首次发现：以色列沿岸首次记录17种裂虫，希腊海域则首次记录20种。其中Perkinsyllis augeneri（Hartmann-Schröder, 1979）与Prosphaerosyllis chauseyensis（Olivier等, 2011）为地中海海域的新记录物种。本研究详细阐述了上述调查区域内首次记录物种的形态学、生态学及分布特征。此外，本研究更新了Prosphaerosyllis属（Prosphaerosyllis，San Martín, 1984）在地中海的分布情况，并提供了物种分类检索表。