Nephtyidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Author
Murray, Anna
Author
Wong, Eunice
Author
Hutchings, Pat
text
Zootaxa
2015
4019
1
414
436
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.16
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Key to species of
Nephtyidae
of Lizard
Island
1. Parapodia with branchiae (
Figs 1
C, 2C, 3D)................................................................ 2
- Parapodia without branchiae (
Figs 5
C, 6F), or if present, reduced in size and straight..................3 (
Micronephthys
)
2. (1) Lyrate chaetae present (
Fig. 2
G); notopodial interramal branchiae involuted (
Fig. 2
C, E); proximal region of pharynx with ver- rucae............................................................................................... 6
- Lyrate chaetae absent; notopodial interramal branchiae recurved, start on chaetiger 5 and continue to posterior chaetigers; proximal region of pharynx smooth..........................................................
Nephtys inornata
3. (1) Notopodia of chaetiger 1 with specialised dentate chaetae (margin with teeth fused to form knobs,
Fig. 11
D); eyespots present between chaetigers 2 and 3.....................................................................
M. stammeri
- Notopodia of chaetiger 1 without specialised dentate chaetae................................................... 4
4. (3) Eyes externally visible (
Figs 4
A, 8A)...................................................................... 5
- Eyes not visible externally..............................................................
M. platycephala
n.sp.
5. (4) Two pairs of lensed overlapping eyes present on prostomium (
Fig. 4
A)..................................
M. oculifera
- One pair of eyes present at level of chaetiger 2 (
Fig. 8
A)......................................
M.
cf.
sphaerocirrata
6. (2) Involute interramal notopodial branchiae present from chaetiger 7, interramal neuropodial branchiae present from chaetiger 8– 10 (
Fig. 3
D); middorsal subdistal pharyngeal papilla absent....................................
Aglaophamus verrilli
- Involute interramal notopodial branchiae present from chaetiger 3, neuropodial branchiae absent (
Fig.1
C, E); elongate middor- sal subdistal pharyngeal papilla present.................................................
Aglaophamus
cf.
lobatus