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Qoniada norvegica Oersted, 1845a 



Figure 59 



Goniada norvegica Fauvel, 1923, p. 393, fig. \b5,a-g; 1934, p. 44. — St0p-Bowitz, 

 1941, p. 213, fig. 8; 1948b, p. 9.— Wesenberg-Lund, 1950a, p. 25; 1951, p. 

 51.— Fauvel and RuUier, 1959, p. 533.— Clark, 1960, p. 22.— Eliason, 1962, 

 p. 249. 



Goniada quinquelahiata Hartman, 1950, p. 26. 



Description. — Length up to 300 mm., width up to 9 mm., seg- 

 ments up to 300. Anterior region (fig. 59,a,6) of about 34 segments 

 (33-37). Dorsal and ventral cirri and lobes of neuropodia of about 

 same length. Neuropodium with equally bilobed presetal lobes and 

 entire postsetal lobes. A long intermediate transitional region ex- 

 tends to about segments 80-85, with the notopodia gradually in- 

 creasing in size, the parapodial rami not widely separated. Posterior 

 bu'amous region wider, with parapodial rami widely separated (fig. 

 59,c,c^). Dorsal cirri thick, foliaceous. Notopodium with presetal 

 lobe pointed and postsetal lobe shorter, obtuse. Neuropodium with 



Figure 59. — Goniadidae, Goniada norvegica: a, anterior uniramous parapodlum, anterior 

 view; b, same, posterior view; c, posterior biramous parapodium, anterior view; d, same, 

 posterior view. 



