Reevaluation of the Systematic Status of Branchinotogluma (Annelida, Polynoidae), with the Establishment of Two New Species

Figure 4

Illustrations of ventral papillae and lamellae (a–h), prostomium (i–l), and branchiae (m–o) in different genera. (a, i) Branchinotogluma pettiboneae [10]; (b, l, and m) Branchinotogluma ovata [10]; (c) Branchipolynoe pettiboneae [9]; (d) Levensteiniella manusensis [18]; (e, n) Thermopolynoe branchiata [19]; (f) Lepidonotopodium okinawae [35]; (g, j) Branchinotogluma segonzaci [7]; (h, k) Branchinotogluma trifurcus [7]; (o) Branchiplicatus cupreus [11]. (a, b, and g–m) modified from [10]; (o) modified from [11]. anl: anterior lobe; br: branchiae; frf: frontal filament; S11: segment 11; S12: segment 12; vl: ventral lamella; vp: ventral papilla.