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What is a prostomium?

What is a prostomium? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (zoology) That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth.
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The shell-boring polychaete species were identified on the basis of fifth setiger chaetae, prostomium and pygidium morphology, and branchiae distribution.
The prostomium is conical and shorter or equal to its base at the peristomium.
Prostomium anteriorly rounded, posteriorly extending to chaetiger.
One pair of palps located lateral to prostomium and median to peristomial ridges.
Morphologically, it is characterized by a blunt prostomium forming a hood over its mouth.
Descriptions of this species, prostomium elongate are rounded anteriorly, flanked laterally by peristomial ridges leading to ventral mouth.

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