Key: Family Trichobranchidae
Phylum Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Subclass Sedentaria
Infraclass
Canalipalpata
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)
| 1a |
With a single mid-dorsal
gill,
this with 4 pectinate
branches (the 4 branches are nearly fused together) (photo);
all tentacles
similar
slender filaments (photo)
(Terebellides stroemii in key) |
Terebellides
stroemi |
| 1b |
With 2-4 pairs of gills;
some tentacles
much
longer and more slender than the others |
2 |
| 2a |
With 4 pairs of gills,
the more anterior ones being lanceolate,
the more posterior ones being nearly globular. |
Novobranchus pacificus |
| 2b |
With 2 or 3 pairs of gills,
these in the form of slender filaments. |
Trichobranchus glacialis |
Taxonomic Levels Represented
in This Key:
Terebellides stroemi
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