Aphelochaeta filiformis (Keferstein, 1862)

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 : 458

16. Aphelochaeta filiformis (Keferstein, 1862)

1862. Cirratulus filiformis Keferstein, Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie. 12 (1): 122–123, fig. 28–31.

1999. Aphelochaeta filiformis Petersen, Hydrobiol. 402: 109.

Diagnosis: Body small (about 42 mm), cylindrical, with up to 200 segments. Prostomium pointed anteriorly. The second segment is heart-shaped dorsally, overlapping the third segment posteriorly. Two groups of 1 or 2 palps on the anterior edge of the first setiger, on either side. Branchiae long, filamentous, same size as the palps and starting from the first setiger to the tail end. Its colour is brownish to greenish yellow ( Hayward & Ryland, 2017).

Distribution: India - Trivandrum, Pondicherry ( Musale & Desai, 2011). World - Arabian Gulf ( Wehe & Fiege, 2002).