Following Tebble and Chambers (1982) - Polychaetes from Scottish Waters,
part 1 Family Polynoidae. Royal Scottish Museum Studies, Edinburgh - to
identify specimen of Harmothoe, one has to look for bidentate or unidentate
chaetae. This works very well for larger animals. Younger animals, however,
only have a few bidentate chaetae, and one has to look very carefully to
find them. Does anyone know another (easier) way to identify the younger
specimen?
Johan Craeymeersch
Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Vierstraat 28
4401 EA Yerseke
the Netherlands
craeymeersch at cemo.nioo.knaw.nl
