Brevibrachium capense (Day, 1960)

Status
Rare, Indigenous

Description
About 35 mm long. Frontal antennae ovoid and short. First 3 or 4 feet directed forwards with long, curved anterior hooks. Branchiae simple filaments throughout, start on chaetiger 30 to 40. Pseudo-compound hooks usually bidentate and hooded.

Distribution
False Bay (type locality) to south Eastern Cape coast

Cite as: Simon C.A. (2019) Brevibrachium capense (Day, 1960), modified May 2019. (https://thesimonpolychaetelab.com/brevibrachium-capense/, Accessed on <day/month/year>)