Micronereis Claparède, 1863

Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 207-239 : 215

Micronereis Claparède, 1863

Micronereis Claparède, 1863: 57 .

Type-species. Micronereis variegata Claparède, 1863 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Frontal antennae absent. Palpophore with transverse groove; palpostyles spherical or conical. Prostomium with entire anterior margin. Eyes present, 2 pairs. One apodous anterior segment. Tentacular cirri lacking cirrophores. Jaws with dentate cutting edge. Maxillary ring of pharynx with paragnaths on undivided proboscis. Oral ring paragnaths present, crown-shaped, arranged in regular rows. Dorsal notopodial ligule absent throughout (a single major notopodial acicular ligule present, dorsal cirrus present on an enlarged cirrophore). Prechaetal notopodial lobe absent. Acicular process absent. Ventral notopodial ligule absent. Dorsal cirri lacking basal cirrophore. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe absent. Ventral neuropodial ligule of anterior chaetigers absent. Ventral cirri single. Notoaciculae absent from segments 1 and 2 (only confirmed as yet for M. bansei ). Notochaetae are homogomph spinigers, and homogomph falcigers (may be absent); blades without terminal tendon, multidentate, with 2 or more small lateral teeth. Neurochaetae dorsally are homogomph spinigers, homogomph falcigers. Neurochaetae, ventrally are homogomph spinigers. Anal cirri cirriform or conical.