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Pseudopolydora Czerniavsky 1881
Type species: Polydora antennata Claparède 1870
Diagnosis of Pseudopolydora : Spionid with prostomium rounded or incised, extending posteriorly as caruncle. Chaetiger 1 reduced, with or without notochaetae. Chaetiger 5 modified with two types of major spines, second type pennoned spines, or second type are more slender 'companion' chaetae, with many capillary notochaetae. Bidentate hooded hooks WITHOUT conspicuous angle between teeth, WITH constriction or manubrium on shaft; first appearing on chaetiger 8. Posterior notopodial spines present or absent. Branchiae absent from chaetiger 5, present thereafter on 6 and continuing for variable number of segments. Pygidium flattened disc/saucer-rim with dorsal notch/gap, or with separate lobes. Gut without gizzard-like structure.
Source: GBR modified after Blake (1996).
Remarks: Chaetiger four chaetae often modified in a lesser way to chaetiger five.
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Data last edited 7/07/2004 (dd/mm/yy), and page last generated by G. Read, 9/08/2004 (dd/mm/yy)