Magelona cincta Ehlers, 1908

Siddique, Alfisa, Purushothaman, Jasmine, Bhowal, Aishee & Mandal, Sumit, 2021, Distribution and diversity of Polychaeta (Phylum: Annelida) in the Northern coastal waters of Bay of Bengal, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (4), pp. 453-463 : 457

12. Magelona cincta Ehlers, 1908

1908. Magelona cincta Ehlers, Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia’’ 1898-1899, 16 (1): 111–112, plate XV, fig. 9–12.

Diagnosis: 9 th parapodium contains distinct setae (i.e., dissimilar from setigers 1-8). Parapodia 1-8 with 2 notopodial postchaetal lateral lamellae with pointed tips. Parapodium 9 without ventral medial lobe. Prostomium equal in length and width, without anterior horns, with lateral pouches between setigers 10 and 11. Hooded hooks of posterior region, with tridentate tips ( Mortimer & Mackie, 2009).

Distribution: India- East coast of India (Vasishta Godavari Estuary) ( Rao et al., 2009) Mormugao, Mangalore, Kochi, Nellore, Nizamapatnam, Machilipatnam, Kakinada ( Musale & Desai, 2011), West coast of India from Cape Comorin to Dwarka ( Joydas & Damodaran, 2009). World- South Africa, Algoa Bay; Mozambique ( Ehlers, 1908; Wilson, 1958), Hong Kong waters ( Mortimer & Mackie, 2009).

Subclass SEDENTARIA Lamarck, 1818

Infraclass CANALIPALPATA Rouse & Fauchald, 1997 Order SPIONIDA Fauchald, 1977