Zoo Indonesia
Vol 30, No 2 (2021): Desember 2021

ARE WAWO WORMS (Polychaeta, Annelida) UNIQUE TO MALUKU WATERS?

Joko Pamungkas (Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
Alfiah Alfiah (Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
Riena Prihandini (Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences)

Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2021

Abstract

The natives of Ambon believe that wawo worms are unique to Maluku waters. The present study aimed to prove the presence of the animals outside of those areas. Samples were collected from the intertidal area of Barrang Lompo (South Sulawesi) and Bitung (North Sulawesi). We found two nereidid species identical to wawo species used to swarming in Maluku waters, i.e., Perinereis helleri (Grube, 1878) and P. nigropunctata (Horst, 1889), suggesting that the animals are not unique to Maluku waters and have a wider geographic distribution around the tropics. More taxonomic investigations are required to reveal the biodiversity of these poorly-studied marine creatures.

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Zoo Indonesia
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Abbrev

zoo_indonesia

Publisher

Masyarakat Zoologi Indonesia

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Description

Zoo Indonesia adalah sebuah jurnal ilmiah dibidang fauna tropika yang diterbitkan oleh organisasi profesi keilmiahan Masyarakat Zoologi Indonesia (MZI) sejak tahun 1983. Terbit satu tahun satu volume dengan dua nomor (Juli dan Desember). Memuat tulisan hasil penelitian yang berhubungan dengan aspek ...