Heteromastus Eisig, 1887

Jeong, Man-Ki, Soh, Ho Young & Suh, Hae-Lip, 2019, Three new species of Heteromastus (Annelida, Capitellidae) from Korean waters, with genetic evidence based on two gene markers, ZooKeys 869, pp. 1-18 : 1

Genus Heteromastus Eisig, 1887

Type species.

Heteromastus filiformis ( Claparède, 1864).

Type locality.

Port-Vendres, France.

Generic diagnosis

(modified after Magalhães and Blake (in press)). Prostomium short to long, conical, eyespots present or absent. Thorax with 11 chaetigers. Chaetiger 1 biramous. Chaetigers 1-5 with only capillary chaetae, chaetigers 6-11 with long-shafted hooded hooks. Abdominal chaetigers with short-shafted hooded hooks. Branchiae present or absent on posterior abdomen. Genital pores presence on posterior thoracic chaetigers. Lateral organs distinct on thorax and indistinct on abdomen. Pygidium adorned with ventral caudal cirrus.