Hesionidae

Right side view of the head. The long tentacular cirri are visible projecting to the right. The shorter prostomial palps project to the left.

Vista dorsal de un macho de Cissia hesione. Foto: Fabio Hidalgo.

Dorsal view of the head. Note the 4 dorsal eyes and the two 2-segmented prostomial palps with the two segments of similar length. The two prostomial antennae can also be partly seen anteriorly.

Vista ventral de un macho de Cissia hesione. Foto: Fabio Hidalgo.

This ventral view of the head shows the open mouth in the peristomium. The pharynx is inside the mouth. This species has no teeth on its pharynx, although this would not be visible unless the animal everted its pharynx. The two prostomial antennae can also be seen. The larger, 2-segmented palps are extending from the prostomium directly toward the viewer. This view of the head (top right) and pygidium (left) shows that the pygidium has two long projecting cirri.

Micropodarke dubia, 14 mm long, found in 5m subtidal sediment clinging to a Zostera marina eelgrass rhizome. (Photo by: Dave Cowles, March 2014 )

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.