Namalycastis Hartman, 1959

Glasby, Christopher J., 2015, Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa 4019 (1), pp. 207-239 : 217

Namalycastis Hartman, 1959

Namalycastis Hartman, 1959: 163 –164.

Type-species. Lycastis abiuma Grube, 1872 by subsequent designation.

Diagnosis. Frontal antennae present, 1 pair. Palpophore compact, no transverse groove; palpostyles spherical. Prostomium with entire anterior margin. Eyes present or absent. One apodous anterior segment, equal to or less than length of chaetiger 1. Four pairs of tentacular cirri. Tentacular cirri with cirrophores. Jaws with with dentate cutting edge. Maxillary and oral ring of pharynx without paragnaths or papillae. Notopodium strongly reduced, lacking identifiable ligules or lobes. Dorsal cirri simple, lacking basal cirrophore. Neuropodial postchaetal lobe absent. Ventral neuropodial ligule absent. Ventral cirri single. Notoaciculae present on segments 1 and 2. Notochaetae are sesquigomph spinigers (rarely absent). Neurochaetae dorsally are heterogomph spinigers (rarely), sesquigomph spinigers, heterogomph falcigers; blades serrated. Neurochaetae ventrally are heterogomph spinigers, heterogomph falcigers. Pygidium multi-incised. Anal cirri cirriform. Oocytes spherical.