Terebellidae, Johnston, 1846

Lavesque, Nicolas, Daffe, Guillemine, Londoño-Mesa, Mario H. & Hutchings, Pat, 2021, Revision of the French Terebellidae sensu stricto (Annelida, Terebelliformia), with descriptions of nine new species, Zootaxa 5038 (1), pp. 1-63 : 56-57

Key to European species of Terebellidae (sensu stricto)

Based on Gil 2011; Jirkov 2020; Hutchings et al. 2021b.

1A. Peristomiun ventrally forming a larg conical process.................... Artacama proboscidea Malmgren, 1866 **

1B. Absence of peristomial ventral process................................................................ 2

2A (1B). Notochaetae on more than 25 segments, body uniform throughout.......................................... 3

2B. Notochaetae on 25 or fewer segments, thorax and abdomen clearly defined................................... 5

3A (2A). Branchiae absent................................................... Baffinia hesslei ( Annenkova, 1924) **

3B. Branchiae present...................................................................... 4 ( Terebella )

4A. Branchiae on SG II–IV, five pairs of nephridial and genital papillae............. Terebella lapidaria Linnaeus, 1767

4B. Branchiae on SG II–III and V, 12 pairs of nephridial and genital papillae................... Terebella banksyi n. sp. 5A (2B). Absence of branchiae............................................................................. 6

5B. Presence of branchiae............................................................................ 12