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)
 
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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
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
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
10a
10b
11a
11b
12a
12b
13a
13b



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