First 6-7 pairs of parapodia modified, achaetous with very small dorsal and ventral cirri. Segmental glands lightly pigmented before segment 12, if at all. More characters can be accessed by backtracking the key: Page 375
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Annelida Class Polychaeta Order Phyllodocida Family Alciopidae Genus Vanadis Species Vanadis minuta
