Lepidonotopodinae Pettibone, 1983

Hatch, Avery S., Liew, Haebin, Hourdez, Stephane & Rouse, Greg W., 2020, Hungry scale worms Phylogenetics of Peinaleopolynoe (Polynoidae, Annelida), with four new species, ZooKeys 932, pp. 27-74 : 27

Lepidonotopodinae Pettibone, 1983

Diagnosis (emended).

Elytra and elytrophores range from seven to 12 pairs, on segments 2, 4, 5, 7, and the remaining odd segments. Prostomium with median antenna with ceratophore in anterior notch; eyes lacking; and a pair of tapering palps. Segment one with two pairs of tapering anterior cirri (= tentacular cirri). Parapodia biramous or sub-biramous. Notopodia with or without well-developed bracts; with or without branchiae, either plicate or arborescent if present. Dorsal cirri with cylindrical cirrophores present on non-elytrigerous segments. Ventral cirri with short tapering styles; segment 2 modified, with longer styles, directed anteriorly. Presence and placement of ventral segmental papillae variable.

Remarks.

Miura’s (1994) emended diagnosis of the subfamily Lepidonotopodinae is further emended to allow inclusion of several genera from an assemblage of original subfamilies: Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971 ( Bathykurila and Levensteiniella ), Branchipolynoinae Pettibone, 1984 ( Branchipolynoe ), Branchiplicatinae Pettibone, 1985 ( Branchiplicatus ), and Branchinotogluminae Pettibone, 1985 ( Branchinotogluma and Peinaleopolynoe ), in addition to the previously included Lepidonotopodium and Thermopolynoe . It should be noted that Bonifácio and Menot (2018) emended Macellicephalinae to include Lepidonotopodinae , Branchipolynoinae , Branchiplicatinae , and Branchinotogluminae . The presence of notopodial bracts is no longer required for membership in this group. Genera may lack branchiae ( Bathykurila , Levensteiniella , and Lepidonotopodium ), as well as possess either parapodial plicate ( Branchiplicatus ) or arborescent branchiae ( Branchinotogluma , Peinaleopolynoe , Branchipolynoe , and Thermopolynoe ). Furthermore, we use the term anterior cirri as opposed to tentacular cirri, to clarify the position of cirri lying on segment 1 rather than the head (see Rouse and Pleijel 2001; Lindgren et al. 2019).