Composetia Hartmann-Schröder, 1985

Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 207-239 : 213

Composetia Hartmann-Schröder, 1985

Ceratonereis (Composetia) Hartmann-Schröder, 1985: 49 . Composetia Khlebovich, 1996: 122 .

Type-species. Nereis costae Grube, 1840 by subsequent designation.

Diagnosis. Frontal antennae present, 1 pair. Palpophore with transverse groove present; palpostyles conical. Prostomium with entire anterior margin. Eyes present, 2 pairs. One apodous anterior segment, greater than length of chaetiger 1. Tentacular cirri with distinct cirrophores. Jaws with dentate cutting edge. Maxillary ring of pharynx with paragnaths, arranged in discrete areas. Oral ring paragnaths and papillae absent. Dorsal notopodial ligule present. Prechaetal notopodial lobe present. Ventral notopodial ligule present. Acicular process absent. Dorsal cirrus simple, lacking basal cirrophore. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe present, at least on some anterior chaetigers. Ventral neuropodial ligule of anterior chaetigers present. Ventral cirri single. Notoaciculae absent from segments 1 and 2. Notochaetae are homogomph spinigers. Neurochaetae dorsally are homogomph spinigers, sesquigomph spinigers (may be absent), homogomph and sesquigomph falcigers (may be absent). Neurochaetae, ventrally are homogomph spinigers, homogomph falcigers (may be absent), heterogomph falcigers (may be absent); blades lacking distinct tendon on terminal tooth. Anal cirri cirriform or conical.