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Figure 6. A-L, Vermiliopsis glandigera Gravier, 1908. A-E, a juvenile specimen from AM W21470: (A,B) portions of the tube; ( C,D ) two 
views of worm removed from tube. The operculum has few partitions, the enlarged peduncular annulus just below the operculum and the 
extent of the thoracic membrane of the left side are shown; (E) another view of the same operculum. F-H, chaetae of a specimen from 
AM W21470: (F) collar chaeta; (G) thoracic uncini; ( H) anterior abdominal uncini. I,J, a specimen from AM W21451: (7) tube with worm 
within; (7) worm removed from tube showing the number of partitions in the operculum, the enlarged peduncular annulus just below the 
operculum, and the extent of the thoracic membrane on the right side. K,L, a specimen from AM W202948: (K), worm and tube in situ; 
(L), worm removed from tube; the operculum has 12 partitions, the peduncular annulus below the operculum is enlarged. 
referred the two species to a “ Vermiliopsis infundibulum/ 
glandigera- group,” e.g., Imajima (1976: 139; 1978: 57; 
1979: 169), Imajima & Hove (1984: 59, 1986: 9), Ishaq 
& Mustaquim (1996: 182), Nishi (1996: 315); or to a 
“Vermiliopsis infundibulum/glandigera- complex”, e.g., 
ten Hove (1994: 113), and Fiege & Sun (1999: 133). Ten 
Hove (1994: 113) also draws attention to the difficulties 
in identifying species belonging to the “ Vermiliopsis 
infundibulum/glandigera- complex”, in referring to them as 
being “one of the most difficult complexes of serpulids”. 
