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The largest specimen with complete body, 1.2 cm long and 1.1 mm wide for 58 chaetigers. Thoracic body shape swollen in mid to posterior region. Prostomium long, conical with a blunt and rounded tip. Elongated buccal region almost 3 times as long as broad. Peristomial region smooth in dorsal region. Palps less than 2 branchial widths to chaetiger 1. Long branchiae observed. Thoracic region 34-36 chaetigers in length

Thoracic notochaetigers with short simple capillaries 1-2 chaetigers in length from chaetiger 1, becoming long like ‘bottle-brush' (>5 chaetigers) from ch11 until ch13-14. Acicular spines present appearing from ch8.

Thoracic neurochaetigers, from chaetiger 1 are short simple capillaries of 1-2 chaetigers in length. Acicular spines present appearing from ch5. Abdominal region not constricted between segments with 22-24 chaetigers in length. Incomplete abdominal cinctures present with simple capillaries of 1 chaetiger in length and acicular spines. Seven acicular spines per fascicle in neuropodia. Six acicular spines per fascicle in notopodia. Pygidium long, with simple lobe.

Methyl green staining: Horizontal sidelines were observed in peristomium and anterior region

Habitat: This species was found within the sediment at a depth of 0-5 cm.