Savigny, 1818
Description:
Body with less than 40 segments.
Prostomium a nearly vertically orientated narrow ridge, with three antennae. No external palps. Caruncle consisting of three lobes.
Peristomium limited to lips.
First segment curved around prostomium, with parapodia similar to those on other segments, without tentacular cirri.
Parapodia biramous. Notopodia transverse ridges nearly meeting medially, with branched gills. Chaetae capillary or forked , calcified and therefore very brittle. Aciculae present. Dorsal and ventral cirri present.
Pygidium with two inflated cirri.
Pharynx eversible, without jaws.
The following species of this genus occur in the region:
Euphrosine armadillo
Euphrosine borealis
Euphrosine foliosa