taxonID	type	description	language	source
84ED1C9B2EFB5DDCB96FF09B7AA30E3A.taxon	description	Fig. 5	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
84ED1C9B2EFB5DDCB96FF09B7AA30E3A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: DUFS 055, Hurghada (northern Red Sea), Grand Aquarium beach, subtidal area, clay bottom, at 27 ° 07 ' 59.2 " N, 33 ° 49 ' 51.2 " E. Paratypes: 22 specimens (DUFS 027 - 048) and non-type material 6 specimens (DUFS 049 - 054) from Al-Adabiya, west of Port Taofik, Gulf of Suez (Red Sea), intertidal, under coarse sands, at 29 ° 56 ' 06.0 " N, 32 ° 28 ' 36.6 " E and from Hurghada, National institute of Oceanography beach, intertidal and upper subtidal area, from muddy and sand bottoms, at 27 ° 17 ' 03.1 " N, 33 ° 46 ' 19.8 " E (Egypt).	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
84ED1C9B2EFB5DDCB96FF09B7AA30E3A.taxon	description	Description. Holotype (DUFS 055) not complete, 94 chaetigers, 62 mm in length, 4.5 mm wide at chaetiger 10. Paratypes with 42 - 96 chaetigers for 30 - 115 mm long and 1.5 - 7 mm wide at chaetiger 10. Epidermis with orange and gold pigmentation on anterior dorsum and ventrum in some preserved samples. Prostomium with entire anterior margin; relatively large, longer than wide, two pairs of eyes, dark green with black lenses, and two large palps longer than antennae, palpostyles conical. Antennae closely set, as long as ~ 1 / 3 length of prostomium. Lenses not obvious. One apodous anterior segment, ~ 1.6 x longer than chaetiger 1. Tentacular cirri with distinct cirrophores, longest tentacular cirri extend back to chaetiger 2 (2 - 4). Pharynx with jaws black, 4 (4 - 5) reddish brown teeth. Paragnaths black with light brown base; those of maxillary ring pointed conical paragnaths. Paragnath counts: area I with 0 (0 - 2); area II with 2 (1 - 5) on the left side and 3 (2 - 5) on the right side; area III with 4 (3 - 9) in one transverse row; area IV with 14 (10 - 21) on the left side and 16 (10 - 20) on the right side; arranged in irregular row of unequal paragnaths. Area V with 0 (0 - 1); area VI with 24 (24 - 40) conical paragnaths arranged in one arc; area VII-VIII with 24 (16 - 32), similar in size, arranged in two rows (Fig. 5 A, B). Paragnath-free region between areas VI and VII-VIII broad, ca. as wide as palpophore; paragnaths of VII-VIII not visible in dorsal view (Fig. 5 A). Anterior notopodia with conical dorsal and median ligules of equal length in anterior body; dorsal ligule slightly longer in mid- and posterior body. DC length 0.8 (0.7 - 1.0) x length of DNL length anteriorly (chaetigers 10 - 20); posteriorly, DC length 1.1 (0.9 - 1.2) x length of DNL (chaetigers 75 - 90). DC and DNL of mid-body parapodia proportionally similar to those of posterior parapodia (Fig. 5 D). Dorsal notopodial ligule; triangular with conical tip, slightly longer than notopodial ventral ligule throughout. Ventral notopodial ligule rounded triangular. Dorsal and ventral notopodial ligules marked decreasing in size on posterior chaetigers. Neuropodium with dorsal rounded lobe in anterior chaetigers, with one black acicula, less developed posteriorly. Ventral neuropodial ligule digitiform, similar in length to acicular ligule on anterior chaetigers; slightly longer than acicular ligule in posterior chaetigers. Ventral cirri extending to ~ 1 / 3 length of ventral neuropodial ligule anteriorly and posteriorly (Fig. 5 D-F). Notochaetae with homogomph spinigers, long and thin serrated blade throughout. Neurochaetae dorsal fascicle: homogomph spinigers; median thick serrated blade present and heterogomph falcigers present on anterior and posterior chaetigers, blades serrated. Neurochaetae ventral fascicle: heterogomph falcigers with median long and wide blades with a single terminal tooth, in anterior and posterior chaetigers (Fig. 5 G-I). Aciculae black with red-brown base, single in each ramus. Pygidium with anal cirri cirriform, cirri extending to last 2 (2 - 4) chaetigers (Fig. 5 C).	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
84ED1C9B2EFB5DDCB96FF09B7AA30E3A.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. Gulf of Suez, northern Red Sea; intertidal and subtidal, sand and mud, under stones.	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
84ED1C9B2EFB5DDCB96FF09B7AA30E3A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the university of the first author, Damietta University, a noun in apposition. Damietta (Egyptian Arabic: Dumyaț (دمياط) is also a port city located on an eastern distributary of the Nile Delta, ~ 15 km from the Mediterranean Sea.	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
42D8A37B13B15611B77CBB66C6677320.taxon	description	Fig. 4	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
42D8A37B13B15611B77CBB66C6677320.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: DUFS 0123 Al-Adabiya, west of Port Taofik, Gulf of Suez (Red Sea), intertidal, under coarse sands, at 29 ° 56 ' 06.0 " N, 32 ° 28 ' 36.6 " E. Paratypes (DUFS 120 - 122, 124 - 128): 8 specimens from El-Qantara, Suez Canal, intertidal, muddy sand bottom, at 30 ° 50 ' 31.5 " N, 32 ° 18 ' 54.8 " E, Fayed, western shore of Great Bitter Lake, intertidal, silty mud bottom, at 30 ° 20 ' 18.0 " N, 32 ° 18 ' 14.9 " E, Al-Adabiya (same collection details as holotype).	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
42D8A37B13B15611B77CBB66C6677320.taxon	description	Description. Holotype (DUFS 0123) not complete, 49 chaetigers, 35 mm in length, 3 mm wide at chaetiger 10. Paratypes with 37 - 88 chaetigers, 30 - 70 mm long, 1.5 - 4.5 mm wide at chaetiger 10. Epidermis whitish cream with a longitudinal beige pigmentation stripe on ventral side of posterior chaetigers in some preserved. Prostomium with entire anterior margin; wide as long. Antennae closely set, as long as ~ 1 / 3 length of prostomium. Eyes black, anterior pair set slightly further apart than posterior pair; lenses not obvious. Apodous segment ~ 1.5 x longer than chaetiger 1. Posterodorsal tentacular cirri with distinct cirrophores, extend back to chaetiger 7 (6 - 8). Pharynx with jaws translucent red-brown, with 8 (7 - 8) teeth. Maxillary ring of pharynx with paragnaths, arranged in discrete areas, areas II-IV arranged in regular comb-like rows. Area I with 2 (1 - 2) conical paragnaths in vertical arrangement; area II with 9 (7 - 10) in left and 9 (7 - 10) in right conical paragnaths, three or four rows in a triangular patch; area III with 2 (2 - 5) conical paragnaths in vertical arrangement; area IV with 13 (12 - 15) in left, 14 (12 - 15) in right, conical paragnaths without bars; area V with 4 (1 - 3) conical paragnaths; area VI with 17 (14 - 17), shield-shaped bars with pointed tip present, cones paragnaths absent; area VII-VIII with 38 (28 - 40) conical paragnaths with small p-bars interspersed arranged in a single band of 3 - 5 rows (Fig. 4 A, B; Table 2). Paragnath-free region between areas VI and VII-VIII broad, ca. as wide as palpophore; paragnaths of VII-VIII not visible in dorsal view (Fig. 4 A). Notopodia with conical dorsal and median ligules of equal length throughout. Superior lobes absent. DC length 1.2 (0.9 - 1.2) x length of DNL length anteriorly (chaetigers 10 - 20); posteriorly, DC length 1.2 (1.1 - 1.2) x length of DNL length (chaetigers 75 - 90). DC and DNL of mid-body parapodia proportionally similar to those of posterior parapodia (Fig. 4 D-F). Neuropodia with inferior and postchaetal lobes, ventral ligule and ventral cirri. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe lowly rounded, not projecting beyond end of acicular ligule. Ventral neuropodial ligule subconical, ca. as long as median ligule throughout. Ventral cirri extending laterally to halfway to tip of ventral neuropodial ligule in anterior and midbody, extending to ~ 1 / 3 length of ventral neuropodial ligule posteriorly (Fig. 4 D-F). Aciculae black, single in each ramus (Fig. 4 G). Notochaeta with homogomph spinigers throughout, spinigers of long blades; teeth short. Neurochaetae with homogomph spinigers and heterogomph falcigers in the supra and sub-acicular fascicle (Fig. 4 G-I). Acicula black, single in each ramus. Pygidium with anal cirri fine, tapering, extending to last 7 (6 - 8) chaetigers, 50 (45 - 55) mm long (Fig. 4 C).	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
42D8A37B13B15611B77CBB66C6677320.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal including Great Bitter Lake; intertidal sand and mud, under stones.	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
42D8A37B13B15611B77CBB66C6677320.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the Egyptian city of Fayed on the western shore of Great Bitter Lake approximately halfway along the Suez Canal.	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
1F0099B5C23D5138B93590F785127E50.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Perinereis species having conical paragnaths on all areas (rarely absent on area V), except area VI with long bars, which can be shield-shaped or pyramidal paragnaths, arranged in a single-arched row; area V with paragnaths displaced posteriorly (on everted proboscis) to those on area VI; area IV rarely with merged paragnaths.	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
CE79C976CEB8572ABC4BF756693D7039.taxon	description	Fig. 3	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
CE79C976CEB8572ABC4BF756693D7039.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: DUFS 067 Al-Adabiya; west of Port Taofik, Gulf of Suez (Red Sea), intertidal, under coarse sands, at 29 ° 56 ' 06.0 " N, 32 ° 28 ' 36.6 " E, collection date (15.01.2015) Paratypes: 13 specimens (DUFS 057 - 066, 068 - 070) from Al-Qantara, Suez Canal, intertidal, muddy sand bottom, at 30 ° 50 ' 31.5 " N, 32 ° 18 ' 54.8 " E, Fayed, western shore of Great Bitter Lake, intertidal, silty mud bottom at 30 ° 20 ' 18.0 " N, 32 ° 18 ' 14.9 " E, and Al-Adabiya (same collection details as holotype). Collection dates (18.02.2015 / 15.01.2015 / 01.07.2017).	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
CE79C976CEB8572ABC4BF756693D7039.taxon	description	Description. Holotype (DUFS 067) not complete, 53 chaetigers, 50 mm in length, 2 mm wide at chaetiger 10 Paratypes with 33 - 88 chaetigers, 32 - 81 mm long, 2.0 - 4.5 mm wide at chaetiger 10. Epidermis with orange pigmentation on anterior dorsum in some preserved paratypes. Prostomium with entire anterior margin; as wide as long. Antennae closely set, as long as ~ 1 / 3 length of prostomium. Eyes black, anterior pair set slightly further apart than posterior pair; lenses not obvious. Apodous segment ~ 1.2 x or 1.6 x longer than chaetiger 1. Posterodorsal tentacular cirri extending back to chaetiger 6 (6 - 7). Pharynx with jaws translucent, red-brown, with 7 (7 - 8) teeth. Paragnaths black. Area I with 2 (1 - 5) conical paragnaths; area II conical paragnaths with 5 (5 - 10) on left and 8 (7 - 10) on right, in a triangular patch; area III with 10 (9 - 17) conical paragnaths in 2 - 3 rows, with two laterally isolated paragnaths; area IV conical paragnaths with 16 (11 - 19) on left, 13 (9 - 16) on right, in two or three rows, in elongated triangle; area V with 4 (2 - 4) conical paragnaths interspersed with one or two bars, set well proximal (on everted proboscis) to line of area VI paragnaths; area VI with 15 (14 - 21), shield-shaped bars with pointed tips (very close in appearance to cones), arranged in one arc, with the right and left rows almost touching; area VII-VIII with 44 (37 - 44) conical paragnaths arranged in a single band of two rows laterally to three or four rows deep medially (Fig. 3 A, B; Table 2). Paragnath-free region between areas VI and VII-VIII broad, ca. as wide as palpophore; paragnaths of VII-VIII not visible in dorsal view (Fig. 3 A). Anterior notopodia with conical dorsal and median ligules of equal length in anterior body; dorsal ligule slightly longer in mid- and posterior body. Superior lobes absent. DC length 1.1 (1.0 - 1.2) x DNL length anteriorly (chaetigers 10 - 20); posteriorly DC length 1.09 (1.0 - 1.3) x length of DNL length (chaetigers 75 - 90). DC and DNL of mid-body parapodia proportionally similar to those of posterior parapodia (Fig. 3 D-F). Dorsal notopodial ligule larger than ventral notopodial ligule anteriorly and posteriorly. Neuropodia with inferior and postchaetal lobes, ventral ligule and ventral cirri. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe lowly rounded, not projecting beyond end of acicular ligule. Ventral neuropodial ligule subconical, ca. as long as median ligule throughout. Ventral cirri extending laterally to reach tip of ventral neuropodial ligule anteriorly, extending to ~ 1 / 4 length of ventral neuropodial ligule posteriorly (Fig. 3 D-F). Notochaetae with homogomph spinigers throughout, blades long; teeth short. Neurochaetae in upper fascicle with homogomph spinigers with long blades; one heterogomph falciger with short blades throughout, blades serrated. Neurochaetae in lower fascicle with heterogomph falcigers, blades short and thick, teeth long; and two or three heterogomph spinigers, median long blades, teeth short present throughout body. Aciculae black, single in each ramus (Fig. 3 G-I). Pygidium with anal cirri extending to last 6 (6 - 7) chaetigers, 5 (5 - 7) mm long, whitish cream without any pigmentation (Fig. 3 C).	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
CE79C976CEB8572ABC4BF756693D7039.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal including Great Bitter Lake, northern Red Sea; intertidal sand and mud, under stones.	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
CE79C976CEB8572ABC4BF756693D7039.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the port city of Suez (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: (السويس) located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez.	en	Elgetany, Asmaa Haris, Struck, Torsten H., Glasby, Christopher J. (2022): Three new species of the genus Perinereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from Egyptian coasts. ZooKeys 1132: 163-188, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1132.87629
