"Kinbergonuphis, new genus
DIAGNOSIS.—Onuphids with an indeterminate number of segments and long cylindrical tubes. Frontal palps short, peristomial cirri present. Occipital ceratophores as long as or shorter than length of prostomium; outer lateral ceratostyle as long as or longer than its ceratophore. Ceratophores with 10 or fewer rings, sometimes smooth. Ventral cirri cirri form in 2 or more setigers. Tridentate pseudocompound hooks always present (one exception), simple falcate or bidentate pseudocompound hooks frequently present; all pseudocompound hooks with short, blunt hoods. Branchiae, if present, usually from setiger 6 (22 of 26 species); if branchiae start later, always single filaments. Compound spinigers absent, large hooks may be present, subacicular hooks always present, pectinate setae flat.
TYPE-SPECIES.—Onuphis tenuis Hansen, 1882.
GENDER.—Feminine.
ETYMOLOGY.—Named in honor of the Swedish polychaete expert Johan Gustaf Hjalmar Kinberg, combines his last name with the name of the first described genus in the group, Onuphis.
REMARKS.—Thirty-two species belong to this genus, making it the largest of the genera in the Onuphis-Nothria-Paradiopatra complex. Cladistic analysis of the species appears confusing, and a number of unresolved dichotomies and trichotomies are present (Figure 4). The reason is that the followed parallel lines in the different genera, set of characters used in the analysis was selected Species of Kinbergonuphis have been described for the whole generic complex, rather than for from worldwide areas, but the largest number are this genus in particular. Apparently, radiation found in shallow water in the Americas, on both after the separation of the genus has only partially the Atlantic and Pacific oceans."
(Fauchald 1982a)
