Aphelochaeta Blake 1991

Genus Aphelochaeta Blake, 1991 Aphelochaeta Blake, 1991: 28. Type species Aphelochaeta monilaris Hartman, 1960. Original designation by Blake (1991). Diagnosis (after Blake 2018) Prostomium conical to rounded; peristomium elongate with pair of grooved dorsal tentacles arising either on or anterior to chaetiger 1. Anterior segments often expanded, crowded or uncrowded; abdominal segments sometimes beaded or moniliform in appearance; chaetae simple capillaries lacking distinct serration using light microscopy but distinct fibrils may be visible using SEM; posterior end frequently expanded tapering to a simple pygidial lobe.