Table 5 in High diversity and new species of meiofaunal Nerillidae (Annelida) in subtidal sediments and anchialine caves of the East China Sea

Table 5. Selected morphological characters comparison of Meganerilla Boaden 1961. All measurements in µm. Asterisk (*), measurements estimated from photos of live specimens, relative to known body length of fixed specimen. Measurements of new species are based on holotype. Abbreviations: ant = antenna; excl. = excluding; L = length; max = maximum; med = median; para = parapodia; segm = segment; W = width;? = unknown. References: 1 = Boaden 1961; 2 = Magagnini 1966; 3 = Müller et al. 2001; 4 = Riser 1988; 5 = Worsaae et al. 2009, 2019a.
SpeciesBodyAntennaePalpsEyesParapodial cirriPygidial cirriChaetaeReproductionMax LMax W excl. paraMed ant, max LMax LSegm I, max LSegm II–IX, max LMax LShapeSegm I, max no.Segm I, max LSegm II–VIII, max no.Segm II–VIII, max LSpermioductsMeganerilla iensis sp. nov.40555A92A133873CylindricalAA672?M. bactericola 3110090A118AA55ca 55Leaf shapedAAFew165FusedM. cesari 51005129A288A2895??53017110?M. clavata 21500190115400A20116290Cylindrical625*20130*PairedM. penicillicauda 42000250100300A30100140Leaf shaped4140*16270PairedM. swedmarki 12100250A520P30152350Cylindrical511023220Paired