Ac/laopliamns ver)-illi. - Pettibone, 1963a: 190, 



Fig. 48 c, d. 

 Neplitys dicirris. - Day, Field, and Montgomery, 



1971: 121. 



Ri murks. — Hartman (19.50: 121) referred N. 

 >•( ri-illi to Aglanplniniiis dibfaiicliis (Grube) on 

 the ground.s that they both have 14 rows of 

 papillae on the proboscis but Mcintosh clearly 

 stated that A', verrilli has 22 rows of papillae 

 as does ,4. dicirris. 



Records. — Beaufort, common on the shores 

 of the sounds and offshore down to 200 m (11, 

 17,21, *). 



Disti-iliiitidii. — t'hesai)eake Bay to the Gulf 

 of Mexico; California to the Pacific coast of 

 Mexico; New Zealand; intertidal to 200 m. 



Nephtys (Aglaophamits) circinata 

 Verriil, 1874 



F'iuTjrt' .'ip. q 



A(/l(K)pli(uniis cirrinutu. - Pettibone, 1963a: 

 192, Fig. 48 a. 



Description. — Length up to .50 mm. Pi'o- 

 stomium (Figure 5p) with well-developed an- 

 terior antennae and subequal, ventrally situated 

 posterior ones. No eyes even in juveniles. Pro- 

 boscis with 14 rows of papillae. Setiger 1 with 

 a large ventral cirrus but no dorsal one. Bran- 

 chiae from setiger 2 or 3, becoming long and 

 involute (Figure 5q), with a lai-ge flattened and 

 distally pointed dorsal cirrus. Setigerous lobes 

 with pointed projections over tips of acicula. 

 Postsetal lamella of notopodium deeply notched 

 with superior part large and projecting dorso- 

 laterally and inferior portion small and oval. 

 Presetal lamella of neuropodium divided, form- 

 ing a rudimentary superior part and an oval 

 inferior part. Postsetal lamella large and ligu- 

 late. Ventral cirri flattened and spear-shaped. 

 Preacicular setae long and barred; postacicular 

 setae very long and minutely spinulose over 

 most of blade. No forked setae. 



Reinarks. — This species approaches N. (A.) 

 peruana Hartman but the latter lacks the di- 

 vided postsetal notopodial lamella. 



Records. — Five specimens from 200 to 450 

 m off Beaufort (*). 



Distribution. — Gulf of St. Lawrence to Long 

 Island Sound; in 15-787 m. 



Nephtys picta Ehlers. 1868 



Nephtjis picta. - Hartman, 1945: 22; 1950: 108; 

 1951: 49, pi. 10: Fig. 4. - Pettibone, 1963a: 

 195, Fig. 49 c, 50 c-f. 



Records. — Very common on protected shores 

 of North Carolina and in dredgings down to 

 200 m (3.5, 11. 13, 17, 18,21, *). 



Distribution. — Massachusetts to Florida and 

 the Gulf of Mexico; intertidal to 200 m. 



Nephtys squamosa Ehlers. 1887 



N(phtiis s(]uan!o.^a. - Hartman, 1940: 237. pi. 

 41: Fig. 98, 99: 1968: 597, Fig. 1, 2. - Petti- 

 bone. 1963a: 194, Fig. 47 e. - Nonato and 

 Luna. 1970b: 71, Fig. 27-31. 



Records. — Common off Beaufort in 80-200 m 

 (21, *). 



Distribution. — Massachusetts to Florida, 

 West Indies and Brazil; Morocco; southern 

 California; Atlantic and Pacific coa.sts of tropi- 

 cal America; 26-200 m. 



Nephtys incisa Malmgren. 1865 



Nephtlujs incisiu. - Fauvel, 1923: 369, Fig. 144 



a, b. 

 N( ptl/i/s incisd. - Pettibone, 1963a: 198, Fig. 



49 a. b, 51a. 



Records. — Beaufort; intertidal (9). 



Distribution. — North Atlantic from Sweden 

 to Portugal and Greenland to Chesapeake Bay; 

 Mediterranean; intertidal to 1,750 m. 



Nephtys bucera Ehlers, 1868 



Nephtys bucera. - Hartman, 1950: 105. - Petti- 

 bone, 196.3a: 196, Fig. 49 d, 50 a, b, 51 d. 



Records. — Common at low tide in Beaufort 

 Sound and offshore in 10-200 m (5. 8, 9, 11, 17, 

 18,21, *). 



Distribution. — Massachusetts to North Caro- 

 lina; 0-200 m. 



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