Table 3 in New record and new species of Laubierpholoe Pettibone, 1992 (Annelida, Sigalionidae) from the soft bottom of submarine caves near Marseille (Mediterranean Sea) with discussion on phylogeny and ecology of the genus

Table 3. Comparison of genera of Pholoinae Kinberg, 1858.Pholoe Johnston, 1839Laubierpholoe Pettibone, 1992Taylorpholoe Pettibone, 1992Imajimapholoe Pettibone, 1992Metaxypsamma Wolf, 1986Number of segmentsup to 90up to 29up to 19up to 34up to 24Elytradelicate, with border and surface papillaedelicate, with few short papil- lae on lateral border and on surfacesquarish, with fringe of numerous filiform papillae on 3 sidesopaque, with papillae on lateral and posterior borders and on surfacerudimentary, as paired nodular lobes with 2–4 long filiform papillaeElytral broodingabsentpresentpresentpresentabsentMedian antennain anterior notchin anterior notchoccipitaloccipitalin anterior notchLateral antennaeabsent or presentabsentpresentabsentabsentTentacular cirridorsal and ventral tentacular cirri subequaldorsal cirrus much longer or tentacular cirri subequaldorsal and ventral tentacular cirri subequalwith long dorsal and shorter ventral tentacular cirrusdorsal and ventral tentacular cirri subequalNotochaetaetwo types, geniculate and slightly curved or straightslightly curved or straightslightly curved or straightslightly curved or straightabsentNeurochaetaeshafts spinose subdistally, blades short, falcate, unidentateshafts with or without distal spines; blades falcigerous or spinigerous; unidentate or uni- and bidentateshafts without subdistal spines, blades short, spinose, falcate, unidentateshafts with subdistal spines, blades short, unidentate, falcateshafts smooth; blades all similar, short, falcigerous, unidentate, with minute teeth on margin