TABLE 2 in Description of new species of deep water Sthenolepis Willey, 1905 and Neoleanira Pettibone, 1970 (Annelida, Sigalionidae) from off Northern California, with the redescription of Sthenolepis spargens Fauchald, 1972

TABLE 2. Comparative table of the valid species of Neoleanira Pettibone, 1970b (Read & Fauchald 2024), including the geographical and bathymetrical distribution. The number of times in sizes relationships between wide and length is given by ‘×’.
N. areolata (McIntosh, 1885)N. magellanica (McIntosh, 1885)N. racemosa (Fauchald, 1972)N. tetragona (Örsted, 1845)N. solitaria n. sp.Type localitySouth of Yedo, Japan San Nicolas Basin, California (synonym Leanira calcis)Off little Wellington Island, ChileGuaymas Basin, Gulf of California, MexicoChristianiafjord, NorwayW of Farallon Islands, California, USADepth (m)280–1,370485–6751,774–2,90040–2,2002,560Median antenna style size compared to its ceratophore5–7× as long8× as long–6× as long8× as longLateral antennae style size compared to prostomium2× as long3× as longShorter1.5× as long2× as longAuricle size compared to median ceratophore¼× as long½× as long½× as long1/3× as long1/3× as longPalps size (reach segment)Segment 19Segment 30–Segment 20Segment 20Tentacular cirri size compared to parapodia4× as long5× as longSimilar lengthSlightly longer3× as longSize of dorsal cirrus from segment 3 compared to the parapodiaSlightly longerAs long as parapodiumSlightly longerSimilarSlightly longerSimple chaetae in posterior neuropodiaAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentNeurochaetae canaliculatePresentPresentAbsentPresentPresentNeurochaetal handles (distal section)Subdistal spinesSmoothDistal spinesSmoothSubdistal and distal spinesFirst branchiaeSegment 6Segment 7Segment 2Segment 6Segment 2First ctenidial padsSegment 6Segment 7–Segment 6Segment 1Branchiae with a spurlike processPresentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentVentral ctenidiaBoot-shapedClavate–ClavateBoot-shapedElytral surface/MarginSmooth/FimbriaeGranular/Smooth–Smooth/FimbriaeSmooth/FimbriaeReferenceMcIntosh 1885; Hartman 1960; Pettibone 1970b; Imajima 2003McIntosh 1885; Pettibone 1970bFauchald 1972; Pettibone 1989Örsted 1845; Pettibone 1970bThis study