''Benhamisetosus'' is a genus of marine

annelids The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecolo ...

in the family

Polynoidae Polynoidae is a family of marine Polychaete worms known as "scale worms" due to the scale-like elytra on the dorsal surface. Almost 900 species are currently recognised belonging to 9 subfamilies and 167 genera. They are active hunters, but gene ...

(scale worms). The genus contains a single species, ''Benhamisetosus australiensis'', known from the south coast of Australia and the

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.Averincev, V. G. (1978). The Polychaetous Annelids of the Aphroditiformia of the Shelf and Upper Bathial of Australian and New Zealand Region and of Macquarie Island (on the Base Data of 16th Cruise of R/V Dmitri Mendeleev).]. Transactions of the P.P.Shirov Institute of Oceanology Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. 113: 51-72.

Description

In ''Benhamisetosus australiensis'' the number of pairs of Elytron (Annelida), elytra is unknown since the

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specimens are incomplete. The lateral antennae are inserted ventrally (beneath the

prostomium The prostomium (From Ancient Greek, meaning "before the mouth"; plural: prostomia; sometimes also called the "acron") is the cephalized first body segment in an annelid worm's body at the anterior end. It is in front of (but does not include) th ...

and median antenna) and the

neuropodia In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; plural: parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from the body. Parapodia are predominantly found in annelids, where they are paired, unjointed ...

are elongate and tapering. The

notochaetae A chaeta or cheta (from Greek χαίτη “crest, mane, flowing hair"; plural: chaetae) is a chitinous bristle or seta found in annelid worms, (although the term is also frequently used to describe similar structures in other invertebrates such ...

are about as thick as the neurochaetae. The neurochaetae each have a distinctive half-moon shaped pocket on one side formed by a curved row of fine teeth, and neurochaetae with both unidentate and bidentate tips are present.Benham, W.B. (1915).

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Report on the Polychaeta obtained by the F.I.S. 'Endeavour' on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, Part 1. Biological Results of the Fisheries Expedition F.I.S. Volume 3(4). 171–237. H.C. Dannevig. Sydney.

References

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