Ceratonereis Kinberg, 1865

Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 207-239 : 208

Ceratonereis Kinberg, 1865

Ceratonereis Kinberg 1865: 170 –171.

Type-species. Ceratonereis mirabilis Kinberg, 1866 , by subsequent designation.

Diagnosis. Frontal antennae present, 1 pair. Palpophore with transverse groove; palpostyles conical. Prostomium with anterior margin indented. Eyes present, 2 pairs. One apodous anterior segment. Tentacular cirri with distinct cirrophores. Jaws with dentate cutting edge. Maxillary ring of pharynx with paragnaths, arranged in discrete areas. Oral ring paragnaths and papillae absent. Notoaciculae present on segments 1 and 2. Dorsal notopodial ligule present. Prechaetal notopodial lobe absent. Ventral notopodial ligule present. Acicular process absent. Dorsal cirrus mid-dorsally to sub-terminally attached to dorsal notopodial ligule on posterior chaetigers. Basal cirrophore of dorsal cirrus present, at most as long as ventral notopodial ligule or much longer than ventral notopodial ligule. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe present, at least on some anterior chaetigers. Ventral neuropodial ligule of anterior chaetigers present. Notochaetae are sesquigomph spinigers and sesquigomph falcigers; blades distally bifid or with single distal tooth. Neurochaetae dorsally are sesquigomph spinigers, heterogomph falcigers and sesquigomph falcigers; blades distally bifid or with single distal tooth. Neurochaetae, ventrally are heterogomph spinigers, heterogomph falcigers; blade lacking distinct tendon on terminal tooth, terminally bifid or with single terminal tooth. Anal cirri cirriform or conical.