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Abarenicola Wells 1959
Type species: Arenicola claparedii Levinsen 1883
Diagnosis of Abarenicola : Arenicolidae with an achaetous tail. Prostomium non-retractile, in the form of a triangle with lateral extensions of its (anterior) base; with a shallow groove marking the attachment of the brain. Statocysts either present, with a tube to the exterior, or absent. Chaetigers (except the first two or three) subdivided into 5 annuli. Branchiae branched, the first (which may be reduced or absent) on chaetiger 7 or 8. None of the neuropodia approaches close to the mid-ventral line. Oesophageal caeca more than one pair. Gular membrane very thin; septal pouches absent. Nephridia 5 or 6 pairs, the first opening on chaetiger 4 or 5. Dioecious; gonads on the nephridia.
Source: Modified after Wells, G. P. 1959: The genera of Arenicolidae (Polychaeta). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 133: 301-314.
Remarks: None
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