Specaria hellei (Brinkhurst & Jamieson)

Recognition

Two long serrate and one shorter dorsal hair chaetae are present. The dorsal needle chaetae are bifid, number 1 to 3 and they are sigmoid similar to the ventral chaetae and often number more than 2 in anterior bundles unlike Nais and Specaria fraseri. The dorsal needles have 1 or more pectinations unlike Specaria josinae, Eyes are never present in this genus unlike most Nais.

Summary

This species was originally placed in Vejdovskyella. The length is about 5 mm.

Distribution

Reported from Alaska and British Columbia in brackish water.

26 MAY 1996 D.L. Gustafson
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