Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Author
Glasby, Christopher J.
text
Zootaxa
2015
4019
1
207
239
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.11
43a9e0e6-eeac-4ccf-ba3f-8b7f6c19271e
1175-5326
232453
B6585E2A-7A06-4642-B21C-7DEC04F2DE53
Composetia
Hartmann-Schröder, 1985
Ceratonereis
(
Composetia
)
Hartmann-Schröder, 1985
: 49
.
Composetia
Khlebovich, 1996
: 122
.
Type-species.
Nereis costae
Grube, 1840
by subsequent designation.
Diagnosis.
Frontal antennae present, 1 pair. Palpophore with transverse groove present; palpostyles conical. Prostomium with entire anterior margin. Eyes present, 2 pairs. One apodous anterior segment, greater than length of chaetiger 1. Tentacular cirri with distinct cirrophores. Jaws with dentate cutting edge. Maxillary ring of pharynx with paragnaths, arranged in discrete areas. Oral ring paragnaths and papillae absent. Dorsal notopodial ligule present. Prechaetal notopodial lobe present. Ventral notopodial ligule present. Acicular process absent. Dorsal cirrus simple, lacking basal cirrophore. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe present, at least on some anterior chaetigers. Ventral neuropodial ligule of anterior chaetigers present. Ventral cirri single. Notoaciculae absent from segments 1 and 2. Notochaetae are homogomph spinigers. Neurochaetae dorsally are homogomph spinigers, sesquigomph spinigers (may be absent), homogomph and sesquigomph falcigers (may be absent). Neurochaetae, ventrally are homogomph spinigers, homogomph falcigers (may be absent), heterogomph falcigers (may be absent); blades lacking distinct tendon on terminal tooth. Anal cirri cirriform or conical.