Syllis sp. 2

Diagnosis.

Body pigment absent. Palps free to base. Pharyngeal tooth present, ten soft papillae around rim of pharynx; two pairs of eyes. Dorsal cirri alternating long and short with> 20 articles. Parapodia with compound falcigers only, with medium to short serrated bidentate blades; aciculae pointed. Pseudocompound and spiniger-like chaetae absent. Dorsal simple chaetae only present posteriorly, with minute bifid tips.

Remarks.

This species is not the same as those collected in the GAB samples e.g., NMV F242523 - RE2017_C01, which has very short dorsal cirri, and NMV F242524 - RE2017_C01, which lacks eyes and has larger dorsal cirri which are straight, not curled.

Records.

1 specimen. Suppl. material 1: op. 13 (AM).