Pettibone, 1963
Description:
Prostomium a flattened ridge. Grooved peristomial palps present but drop off easily.
First segment similar to next segment with parapodia projecting anteriorly.
Parapodia biramous; notopodia and neuropodia low, transverse ridges or mounds backed by postchaetal lobes of various shapes.
Chaetae are capillaries, distally curved and straight spines and fringed chaetae.
The following taxa of this family occur in the region:
Genus Trochochaeta
Trochochaeta multisetosa