Polynoidae

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Polynoidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Polychaeta Order: Phyllodocida Family: Polynoidae
Genera
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A family of scaled Polychaete worms known as the "scale worms". Short and flat, specimens reach as much as 20 cm in length and 10 cm width. An almost-constant number of small segments is the norm. They are covered by scales, technichally termed elytra. They are active hunters, but generally dwell in protected environments such as under stones.

[edit] Genera

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Adyte Alentia Alentiana Allmaniella Andresia Antinoana Antinoe Antinoella Arcteobia Arctonoe Arctonoella Australaugeneria Austrolaenilla Barrukia Bathyadmetella Bathymoorea Benhamipolynoe Bouchiria Bylgides Cervilia Chaetacanthus Dilepidonotus Drieschella Drieschia Enipo Eucranta Eulagisca Eunoe Euphione Eupnionella Frennia

Gastrolepidia Gattyana Gorekia Grubeopolynoe Halosydna Halosydnella Halosydnopsis Harmothoe Hartmania Hemilepidia Herdmanella Hermadion Hermenia Hesperonoe Heteropolynoe Hololepida Hololepidella Hyperhalosydna Intoshella Iphione Kermadecella Lagisca Lepidasthenia Lepidastheniella Lepidofimbria Lepidogyra Lepidonotus Leucia Lucopia Macellicephala

Macellicephaloides Macelloides Malmgrenia Malmgreniella Melaenis Nemidia Neohololepidella Paradyte Parahalosydna Parahololepidella Paralepidonotus Perolepis Phyllohartmania Phyllosheila Podarmus Polyeunoa Polynoe Polynoella Pottsiscalisetotus Pseudohalosydna Pseudopolynoe Robertianella Scalisetosus Sheila Subadyte Telolepidasthena Tenonia Thormora Uncopolynoe Weberia

[edit] External links

• http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/research/georges_bank/Species_List/Polynoidae.htm
• http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/taxinfo/browse/family/polynoidae.htm
• Animal Diversity Web

[edit] References

Brusca, R.C.; Brusca, G.J. (1990). Invertebrates.