Sternaspis Otto, 1821

Wu, Xuwen, Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. & Xu, Kuidong, 2015, Two new species of Sternaspis Otto, 1821 (Polychaeta: Sternaspidae) from China seas, Zootaxa 4052 (3), pp. 373-382 : 374

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.3.7
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5F3962DA-8ACC-4D15-B59D-2784ED44ACF4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6094934
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scientific name	Sternaspis Otto, 1821
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Genus Sternaspis Otto, 1821 View in CoL

Type species. Sternaspis thalassemoides Otto, 1821 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Sternaspids with introvert hooks falcate and tapered. Pre-shield region with 7 segments. Ventrocaudal shield usually stiff with sediment particles loosely adhered, rarely soft with relatively firmly adhered sediment particles that could be removed by a sharp metal object; usually with radial ribs and concentric lines. Branchial filaments arranged in discrete branchial plates (modified after Sendall & Salazar-Vallejo 2013).