Hannerz, 1956
Description:
Body slender and cylindrical.
Prostomium anteriorly weakly incised, with four eyes, no antenna, posteriorly with a caruncle reaching the middle of segment 2 Two long palps present.
First notopodium without chaetae.
Notopodial postchaetal lobes in the first chaetiger very long, posteriorly becoming shorter. Neuropodial postchaetal lobes short.
Fifth chaetiger with lanceolate chaetae and modified chaetae in a row. Modified chaetae with subdistal tooth. 7th and following neuropodia with up to 11 bent hooded hooks Notopodia with capillaries only (P. hermaphroditica-chaetae).
Gills start at chaetiger 7.
Pygidium with funnel.
Size:
Up to 16 mm for 65 segments.
Colour:
Not described.
Habitat:
Only the pelagic larvae are known.
Distribution:
Faeroes, Lofoten, Skagerrak, Mediterranean.