Specaria fraseri Brinkhurst

Recognition

Up to 3 dorsal hair chaetae are present. The dorsal needle chaetae are bifid, number up to 3 and are straighter than the ventral chaetae unlike the other species of the genus. The ventral chaetae on 2 are thicker and longer than those of the next 2 segments and have the upper tooth twice as long as the lower. Eyes are never present in this genus unlike most Nais.

Distribution

It is reported from Vancouver, British Columbia.

26 MAY 1996 D.L. Gustafson
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