Scolelepis De Blainville, 1828

Zhou, Jin, Ji, Weiwei & Li, Xinzheng, 2009, A new species of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from sandy beaches in China, with a review of Chinese Scolelepis species, Zootaxa 2236, pp. 37-49 : 38

Scolelepis De Blainville, 1828

Scolelepis Blainville, 1828 . Type species: Lumbricus squamata Müller, 1806 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Prostomium pointed on anterior margin, extending posteriorly as narrow caruncle. Occipital tentacle present or absent. Peristomium well-developed, lateral wings present or absent. Branchiae present from setiger 2, continuing to near end of body, anterior branchiae completely fused to notopodial lamellae or distally free; accessory branchiae present or absent. Anterior setae limbate, sometimes reticulated capillaries; neuropodial hooded hooks present; notopodial hooded hooks present or absent. Hooks either falcate with 0–2 small apical teeth and straight shaft (subgenus Scolelepis ); or multidentate with large main fang, several apical teeth and curved shaft (subgenus Parascolelepis ). Pygidium with oval disc or multilobed.