Pristina breviseta Bourne

Recognition

Single dorsal non-serrate hair chaetae are present. Dorsal needles are single with long equal teeth. Dorsal chaetae begin already on the second segment only in this genus and Pristinella jenkinae, which lacks a proboscis. There are no eyes. Coelomocytes are present. Large genital chaetae on segments 7 or 8.

Summary

The length is 10 to 20 mm.

Distribution

It is widespread over much of the world.

26 MAY 1996 D.L. Gustafson
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