A Monograph of the British Marine Annelids, Vol 4 Part I, Polychta Hermellid to Sabellid Classic Reprint

Excerpt from A Monograph of the British Marine Annelids, Vol. 4: Part I., Polychæta Hermellidæ to Sabellidæ

CXXIII, figs. 1 - 1 h - bristles, paleae, hooks; Plate CXXV, figs. 8 and 8e capillary bristles.

Specific Characters - Cephalic region with twenty papillae on the pillars. Paleae of the outer row thirty-four to forty-five, thin, smooth, straight, translucent, flattened, with long tapering points. Paleae of the inner row (about eleven visible) are stouter, stronger, bright yellow, straight, flattened, and directed forward. Behind the rows of paleze are two stout, black hooks imbedded in fleshy papillae. Tentacles attached directly to the surface of the lobes. Body about 130 mm. In length. Branchiae dark olive-green, twenty to twenty-one on each side. Caudal tube dark green. Hooks with eight teeth.

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