Key: Family Cirratulidae
Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta
Order Cirratulida
Taken primarily from Kozloff,
1987, 1996 p. 150 (Copyright
1987, 1996, University of
Washington Press. Used in this web page by permission of University
of Washington Press)
| 1a |
With a pair of long, grooved palps
arising from the dorsal
side of setiger
1 |
2 |
| 1b |
With 2 groups of grooved palps
arising from the dorsal
side of setiger
1 or
one of the next few setigers |
12 |
| 2a |
With gills first appearing on setiger
1 (the segment that also bears a pair of grooved palps)
and also on the next 2-10 setigers |
3 |
| 2b |
With gills on many setigers,
not just the first 10 |
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| 3a |
With gills on the first 2-3 setigers,
boring in calcareous substrata |
Dodecaceria concharum |
| 3b |
With gills on the first 5-10 setigers,
secreting calcareous tubes |
Dodecaceria fewkesi |
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Taxonomic
Levels Represented
in This Key:
Page created by Dave Cowles, 2015
Edited by:
Salish Sea Invertebrates web site provided courtesy of Walla
Walla University
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