Lindaspio Blake & Maciolek, 1992

Sui, Jixing, Dong, Dong, Wu, Xuwen & Li, Xinzheng, 2023, A new species of the genus Lindaspio Blake & Maciolek, 1992 (Annelida, Spionidae) from a cold seep near Hainan Island, China, ZooKeys 1153, pp. 105-112 : 105

Genus Lindaspio Blake & Maciolek, 1992

Type species.

Lindaspio dibranchiata Blake & Maciolek, 1992.

Generic diagnosis

(according to Gérard et al. 2003). Prostomium incised, developed into two frontal lobes or weak horns; caruncle present or absent; occipital tentacle absent. Peristomial wings absent. Notopodia of chaetigers 2-4 with fascicles of heavy spines. Anterior neuropodial spines present. Dorsal branchiae starting from chaetiger 2; ventral branchiae starting from an anterior segment, branchiae closely associated with parapodial lamellae, continuing to posterior end. Chaetiger 1 reduced, with notopodia reduced to single lamellae lacking notochaetae. Following notopodia and neuropodia with capillaries and hooded hooks. Pygidium simple, conical, lacking cirri.