Neanthes deplanata Mohammad, 1971

Yousefi, Shetav, Rahimian, Hasan, Nabavi, Seid Mohammad Bagher & Glasby, Christopher, 2011, Nereididae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from intertidal habitats in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, Zootaxa 3013, pp. 48-64 : 51-52

Neanthes deplanata Mohammad, 1971

Neanthes deplanata Mohammad, 1971: 290 , fig. 2.

Material examined. Iran, Gulf of Oman, Djod, 1 specimen ( ZUTC Ann. 1116).

Description. Material examined here is incomplete with 36 chaetigers, 8 mm long, 0.8 mm wide at chaetiger 10. Tentacular cirri are short, longest extending back to chaetiger 3. Paragnaths on maxillary ring arranged as follows: I = 1 conical paragnath, II = 4, III = 15 in three transverse rows, IV = cluster of small paragnaths. Paragnaths on oral ring arranged as follows: V = 2 conical paragnaths, one of them is small, VI = 1 large conical paragnath, VII–VIII = 28 paragnaths in two irregular rows. Anterior notopodia have two equal ligules, dorsal cirrus longer than dorsal ligule. Anterior neuropodia have two equal ligules, ventral cirrus shorter than ventral ligule. Posterior notopodia are similar to anterior notopodia, however dorsal cirrus is relatively longer. Posterior neuropodia are similar in size to anterior neuropodia. Notochaetae all homogomph spinigers. Neurochaetae all homogomph spinigers and heterogomph falcigers.

Remarks. Mohammad (1971) described Neanthes deplanata from Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf. The material examined in the present study fits the type description.

Regional distribution and habitat. Rocky shores of Djod (Gulf of Oman). Also Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf (type locality) ( Table 2 ).