Namanereidinae Hartman, 1959: 160; Glasby, 1999: 24.

Diagnosis. Pharynx lacking paragnaths or papillae, subdivided into oral and maxillary rings; presence of paired lateral antennae (rarely, antennae absent); palps biarticulated; palpophores compact; three to four pairs of tentacular cirri. Parapodia reduced to sesquiramous with notopodia reduced, lacking notopodial lobe or ligules and showing only dorsal cirri and notoaciculae; notochaetae as sesquigomph spinigers; neurochaetae including sesquigomph spinigers, heterogomph falcigers and heterogomph spinigers in supra-acicular fascicles; heterogomph spinigers, heterogomph pseudospinigers and heterogomph falcigers in sub-acicular fascicles (Hartman 1959; Glasby 1999).

Species References

Namanereis hummelincki (Augener, 1933) Glasby (1999)

Namanereis quadraticeps (Blanchard in Gay, 1849) Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis abiuma (Grube, 1871) Glasby (1999), Personal observations Namalycastis arista Glasby, 1999 Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis borealis Glasby, 1999 Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis brevicornis (Audouin & Edwards, 1833) Glasby (1999), Personal observations Namalycastis elobeyensis Glasby, 1999 Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis fauveli Nageswara Rao, 1981 Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis geayi (Gravier, 1901) Glasby (1999), Personal observations Namalycastis glasbyi Fernando & Rajasekaran, 2007 Magesh et al (2014) Namalycastis hawaiiensis (Johnson, 1903) Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis indica (Southern, 1921) Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis intermedia Glasby, 1999 Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis jaya Magesh, Kvist & Glasby, 2012 Magesh et al (2012) Namalycastis kartaboensis (Treadwell, 1926) Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis longicirris (Takahasi, 1933) Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis macroplatis Glasby, 1999 Glasby (1999), Personal observations Namalycastis multiseta Glasby, 1999 Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis nicoleae Glasby, 1999 Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis occulta Conde-Vela, 2013 Conde-Vela (2013) Namalycastis rhodocorde Glasby, Miura, Nishi and Junardi, 2007 Glasby et al (2007) Namalycastis senegalensis (Saint-Joseph, 1900) Glasby (1999), Personal observations Namalycastis siolii (Corrêa, 1948) Glasby (1999)

Namalycastis terrestris (Pflugfelder, 1933) Glasby (1999)