Table 1.

Summary of the metamorphoses of P. dumerilii.

	lifestyle before metamorphosis	lifestyle after metamorphosis	morphological changes
Settlement metamorphosis	planktonic	errant	digestive tract becomes functional, ciliary bands start to get abolished, apical tuft is lost
Cephalic metamorphosis	errant	tubicolous	transformation of the first pair of parapodia, formation of tubes, larval eyes and ciliary bands disappear
Sexual metamorphosis	tubicolous	pelagic	maturation of gametes, enlarging adult eyes, development of paddle shaped chaetae and epitokous musculature

Overview of the metamorphoses of P. dumerilii showing the lifestyle before and after metamorphosis, as well the corresponding morphological changes.