Quatrefages, 1843, emend. Pettibone, 1963
Description:
Prostomium with lateral horns. Gills start at chaetiger 1, partially fused to the postchaetal lobes. Notopodial chaetae all capillaries. Posterior segments with hooks in neuropodia.
The following species of this genus occur in the region:
Malacoceros fuliginosus
Malacoceros tetracerus
Malacoceros vulgaris