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Carazziella Blake and Kudenov 1978
Type species: Polydora citrona Hartman 1941
Diagnosis of Carazziella : Spionid with prostomium rounded or incised, extending posteriorly as caruncle. Chaetiger 1 with or without notochaetae. Chaetiger 5 modified with two types of major spines, one row falcate with bristles, one row knob-tipped, with few capillary notochaetae, or these absent. Bidentate hooded hooks with conspicuous angle between teeth, WITHOUT constriction or manubrium on shaft; first appearing on chaetiger 7-8. Posterior notopodial spines present or absent. Branchiae absent from chaetiger 5, present thereafter on 6 and continuing for variable number of segments. Pygidium with separate lobes or cirri, often 4 lobes. Gut with or without gizzard-like structure.
Source: GBR modified after Blake (1996).
Remarks: Similar to Boccardia, but branchiae begin posterior to chaetiger 5.
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Data last edited 19/07/2004 (dd/mm/yy), and page last generated by G. Read, 9/08/2004 (dd/mm/yy)