Revision of the taxonomy of Polycirrus Grube, 1850 (Annelida: Terebellida: Polycirridae)
Author
Glasby, Christopher J.
chris.glasby@nt.gov.au
Author
Hutchings, Pat
chris.glasby@nt.gov.au
text
Zootaxa
2014
2014-10-21
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Polycirrus paivai
Garraffoni & Costa, 2003
Fig. 46a–e
Polycirrus paivai
Garraffoni & Costa, 2003: 5–6
, figs 5–9.
Type
locality.
Abrolhos Archpelago
,
Brazil
, 17˚58ʹ44ʺ S, 38˚42ʹ41ʺ W.
Material examined.
None.
Description.
Based on
type
description. Hototype complete,
10 mm
long,
0.72 mm
wide, about 55 segments.
Venter anteriorly with mid-ventral groove and discrete ventro-lateral pads; pads incised with slight transverse grooves, extending from segment 4. Mid-ventral groove from segment 4.
Buccal tentacles of
one type
. Upper lip prominent medial lobe, small wing-like lateral lobes, margin of medial lobe straight; oral surface glandular and ciliated. Outer lower lip flat, shield-like, pentagonal, large and cushionlike, ridged and grooved, extending posteriorly to segment 3 (
Fig. 46a
).
Notochaetigerous segments 12, extending to segment 14. Notopodia more-or-less rectangular, prechaetal lobe low, postchaetal lobe digitiform, longer than prechaetal (
Fig. 46b
). Notochaetae within a chaetiger consisting of
two types
, pinnate (
type
description does not say if these are primary or secondary), posteriorly same form as those anteriorly; presumed secondary notochaetae in all chaetigers smooth, narrowly winged, uniformly tapered (
Fig. 46c, d
). Neurochaetae beginning on segment 12, 9–12 uncini per row throughout. Uncini with short neck and straight to convex base (
Type
1), teeth above main fang arranged in double transverse series (
MF
:3:2) subrostral process present as low protuberance (
Fig. 46e
)
.
Nephridial papillae not visible.