Scolelepis

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 : 38-39

Key to Scolelepis from Chinese waters

1. Occipital tentacle present ............................................................................................................................................. 2

- Occipital tentacle absent ............................................................................................................................................... 3

2. Globular expansions present at bases of palps; hooded hooks tridentate, with close hood............................................

....................................................................................................... Scolelepis (Scolelepis) globosa Wu & Chen, 1964 - Globular expansions absent; hooded hooks unidentate, with open hood ....................................................................... ........................................................................................................... Scolelepis (Scolelepis) lingulata Imajima, 1992 3. Reddish pigment patches present on posterior part of prostomium and dorsal and sides of body surface ................... .................................................................................................................... Scolelepis (Scolelepis) daphoinos sp. nov.

- Pigment patches absent ............................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Branchiae fused entirely with notopodial postsetal lamellae; without notosetae on setiger 1 ....................................... .......................................................................................................... Scolelepis (Scolelepis) variegata Imajima, 1992

- Branchiae fused with notopodial postsetal lamellae at bases, with free distal part; with notosetae on setiger 1 ........... ........................................................................................................... Scolelepis (Scolelepis) lefebvrei ( Gravier, 1905)