Polychaeta taxon details
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Diagnosis "Compact prostomium with thickened outfolded lips, numerous thick grooved oral tentacles. Three pairs of simple gills on segments 2-4. Lateral lobes poorly defined. Notopodia from segment 4 (3rd branchiferous) and continue for 16 segments, with finely serrated capillary notosetae. Uncini from setiger 2, and continue to pygidium. Uncini of 1st, 4 rows, heavily chitinized long handled hooks, following ones avicular." (Hutchings, 1977: 16) [details]
Etymology Not stated. Unknown. The specific epithet is composed of two words the second of which is chaeta, a Latin noun of Greek origin meaning 'hair' or 'bristle'. [details]
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