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of body, at first short, triangular, then becoming broad, lanceolate, 

 longer than the parapodial lobes, with margins densely ciliated up to 

 near the tip. Thoracic region consisting of about 13 setigers (11-17), 

 with parapodia lateral. Notopodia dorsolateral, with a bundle of 

 long, crenulate capillary setae (may be few forked setae, fig. 746), 

 with digitiform postsetal lobe. Neuropodia lateral, cushionlike, with 

 fleshy postsetal plate with a small conical process in the middle of the 

 plate, with about 5 vertical rows of short stout crotchets, with a 



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Figure 74. — Orbiniidae, a-c, Naineris quadricuspida (b-c, after Moore, MS.): a, dorsal 

 view anterior end; b, tip of forked notoseta; c, thoracic ncuropodial crotchet, d, Scoloplos 

 schmitti, neuropodial spine from setiger 2. e-f, Scoloplos risert: e, right thoracic para- 

 podium from setiger 6, posterior view; /, tenth abdominal parapodium, posterior view. 

 g, Scoloplos aculus, lateral view anterior end with proboscis partially extended (after 

 Procter, 1933). 



