Key:  Family Terebellidae

Phylum Annelida
 Class Polychaeta
  Order Terebellida

Taken primarily from  Kozloff, 1987, 1996 p. 159 (Copyright 1987, 1996, University of Washington Press.  Used in this web page by permission of University of Washington Press)
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1a  Peristomium with a large, papillated, proboscislike extension Artacama conifera
1b Peristomium without a proboscislike extension 2
2a Uncini, if present in the thoracic region, in a single row (but this row may form a loop) 3
2b Uncini in some thoracic segments (especially those in the posterior half of the thorax) in a double row, interlocking in much the same way as the teeth of a zipper 11
3a With 2 or 3 pairs of slender, unbranched gills 4
3b Without gills 9
4a Capillary  notosetae beginning on the first gill-bearing segment Streblosoma bairdi
4b Capillary  notosetae beginning on the second or third gill-bearing segment 5
5a With 2 pairs of gills (photo) 6
5b With 3 pairs of gills (photo) 7
6a First 4 thoracic segments similar to succeeding thoracic segments in that they are glandular ventrally and laterally Thelepus cincinnatus
6b First 4 thoracic segments different from succeeding thoracic segments in that they are completely encircled by glandular tissue Thelepus hamatus
7a Rows of uncini, beginning with segment 8, curved to form a nearly closed ellipse Thelepus crispus
7b Rows of uncini, on all segments that have them, nearly straight 8
8a Notosetae absent from about the last 40 segments; gill filaments not obviously coiled (keys to Thelepus setosus in Kozloff's key, but this may not be that species) Terebellid species
8b Notosetae absent from only about the last 10 segments; gill filaments usually coiled (keys to Thelepus japonicus in Kozloff's key, but this specific sample may not be that species) Thelepus sp
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Taxonomic Levels Represented in This Key:

  Thelepus crispus
  Thelepus japonicus
  Thelepus setosus



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