Key to species of Glyphanostomum
1. Median gap between left and right group of branchiae absent ............................... Glyphanostomum holthei sp. nov.
- Median gap between groups of branchiae present........................................................................................................ 2
2. Branchiae of each group in oblique row........................................................................... Glyphanostomum scotiarum
- Branchiae in straight row across dorsum...................................................................................................................... 3
3. Narrow median gap between groups of branchiae. One pair of eye-spots present............. Glyphanostomum abyssale
- Wide median gap between groups of branchiae. No eye-spots ....................................... Glyphanostomum pallescens