Polychaeta taxon details
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Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Hartmann-Schröder (1960): "Prostomium mit flügelförmigen Nuchalwülsten am Hinterrand wie Pterosyllis; Palpen getrennt; Antennen und Cirren gegliedert; Pharynx unbewaffnet; Magen mit Drüsenringen; Borsten zusammengesetzt, mit falcigerem Endglied. [details]
Diagnosis Diagnosis by Fauchald (1977): Three antennae and two pairs of tentacular cirri. Prostomium with paired posteriorly directed nuchal lappets. All appendages articulated. Eversible pharynx armed." [details]
Etymology The name of the genus Parapteropsyllis is formed by the apposition of the prefix of Greek origin 'para-', meaning 'resembling' or 'near', to Pterosyllis, to highlight the similarity between the two genera. [details]
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