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Neanthes (annelid)

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Neanthes is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Nereididae.[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

Species in this genus include:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Neanthes Kinberg, 1865". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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Neanthes (annelid): Brief Summary

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Neanthes is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Nereididae.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

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(after Bakken and Wilson 2005). Prostomium with entire anterior margin, one pair of antennae, one pair of biarticulated palps with conical palpostyles, four pairs of tentacular cirri with distinct cirrophores. Eyes present or absent. One apodous anterior segment, greater than length of chaetiger 1. Maxillary ring of pharynx, conical paragnaths: Areas I−IV, present or absent; IV, smooth bar-like paragnaths present or absent. Oral ring, conical paragnaths: Areas V and VI present as distinct groups or not separated; V−VIII, present or absent. Dorsal notopodial ligule present, similar in size on anterior and posterior chaetigers or markedly reduced on posterior chaetigers. Prechaetal notopodial lobe present or absent, smaller than dorsal notopodial ligule on anterior chaetigers, usually reduced or absent posteriorly, present throughout all chaetigers or restricted to a limited number of anterior chaetigers. Acicular process present or absent; present on anterior chaetigers, reducing in size posteriorly. Dorsal cirrus basally or mid-dorsally to subterminally attached to dorsal notopodial ligule on posterior chaetigers, lacking basal cirrophore. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe absent or present. Notoaciculae absent from chaetigers 1 and 2. Notochaetae: homogomph spinigers. Neurochaetae, superior fascicle: heterogomph spinigers present or absent, homogomph spinigers present, heterogomph falcigers on anterior chaetigers present, on posterior chaetigers present or absent. Neurochaetae, inferior fascicle: heterogomph spinigers present or absent, homogomph spinigers present or absent, heterogomph falcigers present.
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Darbyshire T (2014) Intertidal and nearshore Nereididae (Annelida) of the Falkland Islands, southwestern Atlantic, including a new species of Gymnonereis ZooKeys 427: 75–108
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