Three New Species of Polydorids (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from Japan

Abstract

Three new species of polydorids, Polydora uncinata sp. nov., Polydora aura sp. nov., and Carazziella spongilla sp. nov., are described from Japanese waters. The two species of Polydora bore into mollusc shells and coralline algae. The species of Carazziella inhabits freshwater sponges in a brackish lake.