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Dorvillea Parfitt 1866
Type species: Staurocephalus rubrovittatus Parfitt 1866
Diagnosis of Dorvillea : Dorvilleid with parapodia subbiramous throughout (except chaetiger 1), with notopodium consisting of base of dorsal cirrus and acicula projecting into the cirrostyle. Chaetae includes simple capillaries and heterogomph falcigers. One pair of biarticulate palps and one pair of moniliform antennae. Maxillae of jaws sclerotized, with maxillary carriers and 4 rows of denticles, of which posterior are fused to form basal plates; mandibles dark, triangular, with few teeth
Source: Hilbig 1995 In Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel vol 5.
Remarks: Schistomeringos is sometimes included (here separate) and has in addition furcate chaetae with short tines.
Go to Family Dorvilleidae.
Data last edited 22/06/2004 (dd/mm/yy), and page last generated by G. Read, 9/08/2004 (dd/mm/yy)