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Glycera Savigny 1818
Type species: Glycera unicornis Savigny 1818
Diagnosis of Glycera : Proboscis ailerons (embedded supports to 4 hook-like jaws) with triangular or deeply incised bases (not rod-like); prostomium conical, with more than 5 annulations; first two parapodial usually uniramous, followed by biramous parapodia with 2 prechaetal and 1-2 postchaetal lobes; notopodia and neuropodia indistinctly separate, notochaetae simple capillaries, spinigerous compound neurochaetae. Branchiae, if present, blister-like to digitiform to branched.
Source: Modified after Böggemann, M. (2002). Revision of the Glyceridae Grube 1850 (Annelida: Polychaeta). Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 555: 1-249.
Remarks: Only three genera in family. Böggemann reduced 160 names to 36 valid worldwide, many widely distributed.
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Data last edited 31/07/2004 (dd/mm/yy), and page last generated by G. Read, 9/08/2004 (dd/mm/yy)