Perinereis Kinberg 1865

Perinereis Kinberg, 1865

Perinereis Kinberg, 1865: 175.

Type-species. Perinereis novaehollandiae Kinberg, 1865 by subsequent designation.

Diagnosis. Frontal antennae present, 1 pair. Palpophore with transverse groove present; palpostyles conical. Prostomium with entire anterior margin. Eyes present, 2 pairs. One apodous anterior segment, greater than length of chaetiger 1. Tentacular cirri with distinct cirrophores. Jaws with smooth or slightly crenulate cutting edge or with dentate cutting edge. Maxillary ring of pharynx with paragnaths, Oral ring paragnaths present. Dorsal notopodial ligule present. Prechaetal notopodial lobe present or absent. Ventral notopodial ligule present. Dorsal cirrus simple, lacking basal cirrophore. Neuropodial prechaetal lobe absent. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe absent or present. Ventral neuropodial ligule of anterior chaetigers present. Ventral cirri single. Notoaciculae absent from segments 1 and 2. Notochaetae are homogomph spinigers. Neurochaetae dorsally are homogomph spinigers, heterogomph falcigers; blades serrated. Neurochaetae ventrally heterogomph spinigers (may be absent), heterogomph falcigers; blade lacking distinct tendon on terminal tooth. Anal cirri cirriform or conical.