Onuphis eremita Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1833

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 : 455

4. Onuphis eremita Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1833 1833. Onuphis eremita Audoin & Milne-Edwards, Annls. Sci. Nat, Paris, Sér. 1, 28: 226–228, plate X, fig. 1–5.

Diagnosis: Median occipital antennae shorter than the inner laterals. Tentacular cirri well separated, dorsolaterally present and longer than the peristomial segments. Branchiae with simple filaments in the first setiger, with 2 filaments from 22-24 setigers, with 4-5 filaments and then decrease posteriorly; setae include anterior hooded pseudo compound hooks with three teeth, posterior winged capillaries, comb setae and bidentate acicular setae with guard ( Misra et al., 1981).

Distribution: India - Chennai coast ( Misra et al., 1987), Trivandrum ( Musale & Desai, 2011). World- Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Madagascar, Atlantic Ocean ( Misra et al., 1987), Suez Canal, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf ( Wehe & Fiege, 2002).