Goniadidae look similar to Glyceridae. The major
difference between them is the morphology of the pharynx.
Goniadidae have papillae on the proboscis located with a
pair of macrognaths and micrognaths. A longitudinal row of V-shaped chevrons appears at the base of the
proboscis.
Whole segment
Prostomium
Prostomium is conical in shape, 4 antennae present.
Prostomium
Parapodia and Setae
Anterior part of parapodia is uniramous, and posterior
part is biramous.
Notosetae are simple, neurosetae are compound.
Anterior parapodia uniramous
Posterior
parapodia
biramous
Spinigerous setae
Developed by: P. L. Chan Last modified: 4 April,00