Euclymene annandalei, Southern, 1921

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 : 459

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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v121/i4/2021/148098

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Euclymene annandalei
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20. Euclymene annandalei View in CoL Southern, 1921

1921. Euclymene annandalei Southern, Mem. Indian Mus. , 648, pl. XXVIII, fig. 22a–g, pl. XXIX, fig. 22h–k.

Diagnosis: Cylindrical body with long segmentation, possessing 21 setigers. Numerous ocelli on prostomium, which is brusquely triangular. Cephalic rim crenulated posteriorly. Presence of a dorsal glandular streak arising from 9 th setiger. Notosetae with anteriorly placed narrow winged capillaries and posteriorly placed feathered forms. Setiger 1-3 with a single acicular spine with a smooth bent teeth; nerosetae with numerous hooks each with a vertical series of 5-6 teeth. Pygidium funnel shaped with cirri around it ( Rao, 1995).

Distribution: India - Konkan coast ( Vizakat, 1991), Chilka Lake, (Southwest) Vellar estuary and Andaman Nicobar Islands ( Rao, 1995), Kakinada ( Musale & Desai, 2011), Thondi, Palk bay ( Anbuchezhian et al., 2012). World- Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf ( Wehe & Fiege, 2002), Northern Cyprus along Eastern Mediterranean Sea ( Çinar, 2005).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Polychaeta

Family

Maldanidae

Genus

Euclymene

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