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Nereis

Two antennae. Four pairs of tentacular cirri. Conical paragnaths on both oral and maxillary rings. Parapodia biramous except for first two uniramous setigers. Notosetae include homogomph spinigers and falcigers in the mid to posterior setigers. Neurosetae include homogomph and heterogomph spinigers and heterogomph falcigers.

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Nereis denhamensis (Augener, 1913)
Found: Southwestern Australia, southern Japan

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Nereis nicholsii (Kott, 1951)
Found: Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Australia, Japan