Description
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PROTOARICIINAE with pointed prostomium and branchiae present on the abdomen. All setae crenulated capillaries.
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- bibliographic citation
- Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188. Day, John H. (1963). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 8: New species and records from grab samples and dredgings. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Series Zoology.</em> 10(7): 381-445. Day, John H. (1963). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 8: New species and records from grab samples and dredgings. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Series Zoology.</em> 10(7): 381-445.
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- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]
Diagnosis
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Original diagnosis by Day (1963: 415): ''Small Oribiniidae belonging to the sub-family Protoariciinae with two achaetous segments following the prostomium. Thoracic region with few segments. Thoracic setae are crenulate capillaries in both rami. Abdominal region with both notopodial and neuropodial lobes bearing capillary seta. No specialised setae. Branchiae restricted to the abdominal segments.''
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- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188. Day, John H. (1963). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 8: New species and records from grab samples and dredgings. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Series Zoology.</em> 10(7): 381-445. Day, John H. (1963). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 8: New species and records from grab samples and dredgings. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Series Zoology.</em> 10(7): 381-445.
- contributor
- João Gil [email]
