Tunisian Polychaetes by 2022

This dataset was compiled by a. gathering data and taxonomic revision of polychaetes records from published literature, b. adding new species from sampling on the Gulf of Gabes Tidal channels, and c. from the systematic revision of the polychaetes collection deposited at the Institut National des Sciences et Technoligies de la mer (INSTM); which were confused with their congeneric species. The regional distribution of the species is Western and Central Mediterranean.

IdentificationAbout this resource

Alternate Identifier: 10.25607/iuaoit

Alternate Identifier: http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=polychaetestunisia

Publication Date: 2024-06-11

Title: Tunisian Polychaetes by 2022

Abstract: This dataset was compiled by a. gathering data and taxonomic revision of polychaetes records from published literature, b. adding new species from sampling on the Gulf of Gabes Tidal channels, and c. from the systematic revision of the polychaetes collection deposited at the Institut National des Sciences et Technoligies de la mer (INSTM); which were confused with their congeneric species. The regional distribution of the species is Western and Central Mediterranean.

Dataset Language: ENGLISH

Dataset Creator: Institut National des Sciences et Technoligies de la mer (INSTM) - Rakia AYARI KLITI (agricultural higher education assistant)

Khereddine
,
TUNISIA

Metadata Provider: Institut National des Sciences et Technoligies de la mer (INSTM) - Rakia AYARI KLITI (agricultural higher education assistant)

Khereddine
,
TUNISIA

Associated Party: CONTENT_PROVIDER

Université de Sfax, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques - Abir Fersi (Docteur en sciences biologiques et sciences de l'univers)

Sfax
,
TUNISIA

Dataset Contact: Institut National des Sciences et Technoligies de la mer (INSTM) - Rakia AYARI KLITI (agricultural higher education assistant)

Khereddine
,
TUNISIA

Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml)

Checklist

Keywords (none)

literature

Keywords (Marine Regions)

Mediterranean Sea

Keywords (WoRMS)

Polychaeta

Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml)

Occurrence

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description: Tunisian coasts

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate: 8.525

East Bounding Coordinate: 11.865

North Bounding Coordinate: 37.719

South Bounding Coordinate: 32.547

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date: 1912-01-01

End Date: 2022-12-31

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage: Polychaeta from Tunisian coasts; around 300 species belonging to 20 families

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name: Class

Taxonomic Rank Value: Polychaeta

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Intellectual Rights

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Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Resource License

License Name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

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Identifier: CC-BY-4.0

Distribution

Online

URL: https://ipt.medobis.eu/archive.do?r=polychaetestunisia

Additional Metadata

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp: 2026-04-14T08:23:31Z

Citation: AYARI KLITI R (2024). Tunisian Polychaetes by 2022. Hellenic Center for Marine Research. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.25607/iuaoit accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-14.

Bibliography

AYARI-KLITI, R., BAKALEM, A., FERSI, A., AFLI, A., DAUVIN, J.-C. (2022). Polychaete diversity in Tunisian waters as of 2021: an update with special emphasis on Non-Indigenous species. Mediterranean Marine Science, 23(3), 698–724. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.27798

Ayari et al,, 2009, An updated list of polychaetous annelids from Tunisian coasts (Western Mediterranean Sea), Cahiers de Biologie Marine 50(1):33-45

• Method

Method Step

Description: Species records were mapped to WoRMS.

Sampling

Study Extent: Tunisian waters

Sampling Description: Species records were acquired from the literature and from species collected in the tidal channels of the Gulf of Gabès (2016-2017), as well as from the re-examination of some species deposited in the collection of the Tunisian National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies. This inventory, reviews the taxonomy, nomenclature, and biogeographic distribution of the Tunisian polychaetes.