TABLE 2 in Taxonomy of Leodice Lamarck, 1818 (Annelida, Eunicidae) from Northeast Brazil (Tropical Southwest Atlantic Ocean) with description of a new species

TABLE 2. Comparison of morphological features among Leodice ivanildae sp. nov. and most similar species.
BranchiaeSubacicular hooksAciculaeSpeciesArticulations of antennae and palpsStarting chaetigerNumber of filamentsNotopodial cirriStarting chaetigersNumber per parapodiumCompound falcigersPectinate chaetaeShapeNumber per parapodiumData sourceLeodicemoniliform3–41–13articulated31–431–2bidentateboth marginalyellow, distally expandedpairedpresentivanildaein allteeth longerinto round lobes instudysp. nov.chaetigersthan otherthe anterior parapodia,teeth, but onebecoming slightly curvedmarginal toothand tapering in posteriorlonger than thechaetigersotherLeodiceregularly41–640singlebidentateone marginalyellow, distally pointed,2–3Fauchaldarticulatacylindricalarticulatedtooth longerstraight1992(Ehlers,in anteriorthan the other1887)chaetigersteethLeodiceirregularly41–6articulated331–2bidentateboth marginalyellow, flattened andpairedFauchaldantillensiscylindricalin allteeth longerexpanded tips1992(Ehlers,chaetigersthan other teeth1887)Leodiceregularly31–18articulated321–3bidentateboth marginalyellow, anterior bluntlypairedFauchaldmexicanacylindricalin anteriorteeth longerpointed, distally straight,1992(Fauchald,and medianthan other teethmedially at least1970)chaetigers,superior most aciculaeposteriordistally expanded intowithouttabs; posterior tapering,articulationsdistinctly bent dorsally.Leodiceregularly31–15articulated311–2bidentateone marginalanterior bluntly tapering2–3Fauchaldwebstericylindricalin alltooth longeror nearly truncate;1992(Fauchald,chaetigersthan other teethmedian distally expanded1969)to distinct rounded tabs;posterior becomingslender, tapering to finetips, sometimes distinctlybent dorsally.