Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Pettibone, Marian H. (1971). Revision of some species referred to <i>Leptonereis</i>, <i>Nicon</i>, and <i>Laeonereis</i> (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 104: 1-53., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/5689 page(s): 30 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Diagnosis "Prostomium subpyriform, with paired frontal antennae, biarticulate palps, and two pairs of eyes. Tentacular segment achaetous and apodous; four pairs of tentacular cirri with distinct cirrophores. Parapodia of first two setigers subbiramous; notopodium with dorsal cirrus, notopodial ligule and slender notoaciculum. Dorsal cirri at bases of upper notopodial ligules. Notopodia with two ligules. Neuropodia with bilobed presetal lobe, short rounded postsetal lobe, and subsetal ligule. Ventral cirri short, tapered. Notosetae homogomph spinigers only. Neurosetae all compound spinigers — homogomph and slightly heterogomph or hemigomph. Pharynx with paired jaws and soft papillae on oral ring only." (Pettibone, 1971: 30). [details]
Etymology The genus is named for Johan Gustaf Hyalmar Kinberg (b. Grönby parish, Skåne, Sweden, 13 May 1820 - d. St. Matthew's parish, Stockholm, Sweden, 29 August 1908), Swedish zoologist, physician and veterinarian, and pioneer worker on the Polychaeta. [details]
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