The taxonomic status of quill worms, genus Hyalinoecia (Polychaeta: Onuphidae), from the North American Atlantic continental slope

Abstract

Morphological characters of quill worms from the North American continental slope have been compared with those of Hyalinoecia tubicola (O. F. Müller) from the English Channel. The results indicate consistent and exclusive differences in worms of the same size. We suggest that Hyalinoecia artifex Verrill be reinstated for North American quill worms, as originally intended