Pseudovermilia Bush, 1907

Ten Hove, Harry A. & Kupriyanova, Elena K., 2009, Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs, Zootaxa 2036, pp. 1-126 : 85-86

36. Pseudovermilia Bush, 1907

( Fig. 41)

Type-species: Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885

Number of species: 10

Tube white (in one species with transverse brown bands), opaque, with longitudinal keel(s), sub-triangular or triangular in cross-section; generally with regular ornamentation of ribs, pits, or teeth. Double or single brooding scoops may be present. Granular overlay absent. Operculum consisting of bulbous ampulla terminated by chitinous endplate or cap, usually with spine(s). Pseudoperculum absent. Peduncle smooth, cylindrical, without wings, clearly separated from ampulla by constriction; inserted just below and between first and second radiole on one side. Arrangement of radioles pectinate, up to 17 per lobe, inter-radiolar membrane absent. Branchial eyes not known. Stylodes absent. Filiform mouth palps present. 7 thoracic chaetigerous segments. Collar with unpaired medio-ventral lobe and two latero-dorsal lobes continuous with short thoracic membranes, continuing to second thoracic chaetiger. Tonguelets between ventral and lateral collar lobes absent. Collar chaetae limbate. Apomatus chaetae present from second or third chaetiger onward ( Fig. 41A). Thoracic uncini saw-shaped, with 9–17 teeth above gouged peg (seemingly bifurcate). Triangular depression absent. Abdominal chaetae flat narrow geniculate, with rounded teeth on edge ( Fig. 41D). Abdominal uncini rasp-shaped with 9–13 teeth in profile view, up to 6 teeth in a row above gouged peg ( Fig. 41B, C). Short achaetous anterior abdominal zone may be present. Long posterior capillary chaetae present. Posterior glandular pad may be present.

Remarks. The original diagnosis of Bush (1905) was emended by Zibrowius (1970b) and further emended by ten Hove (1975).

1. Pseudovermilia babylonia ( Day, 1967) , Vema Sea Mount, South Africa

2. Pseudovermilia conchata ten Hove, 1975 , California, Baja California Sur;? South China Sea 3. Pseudovermilia fuscostriata ten Hove, 1975 , Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles; Caribbean

4. Pseudovermilia harryi Nogueira & Abbud, 2009 , South Brazil

5. Pseudovermilia holcopleura ten Hove, 1975 , Barbados, Caribbean;? Tonga

6. Pseudovermilia madracicola ten Hove, 1989 , Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles; Caribbean

7. Pseudovermilia multispinosa ( Monro, 1933) , Gorgona Island, Gulf of Panama; Florida to South Brazil 8. Pseudovermilia occidentalis ( McIntosh, 1885) , Bermuda, (sub)tropical Atlantic,?Indo-West Pacific 9. Pseudovermilia pacifica Imajima, 1978 , Izu Island, Indo-West Pacific

10. Pseudovermilia xishaensis Sun & Yang, 2001 , Xisha Islands, South China Sea.