Lepidonotus
Genus of annelids
Lepidonotus annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres.[ 1]
Description
Body dorsoventrally flattened, short, with 26 segments and 12 pairs of elytra on segments 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 23. Prostomium with three antennae ; lateral antennae continuous with prostomium, laterally to median antenna. Parapodia with elongate acicular lobes with both acicula penetrating epidermis . Notochaetae slender and densely serrated. Neurochaetae much more stout, with rows of spines distally and unidentate and/or bidentate tips (see Barnich & Fiege, 2003 for detailed diagnosis)
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Species
The following species of Lepidonotus were accepted as valid as of June 2020:[ 1]
Lepidonotus adspersus Lepidonotus aeololepis Lepidonotus albopustulatus Lepidonotus ambigua Lepidonotus angustus Lepidonotus antillarum Lepidonotus arenosus Lepidonotus austera Lepidonotus australiensis Lepidonotus australis Lepidonotus banksi Lepidonotus bicornis Lepidonotus bowerbanki Lepidonotus brasiliensis Lepidonotus brevicornis Lepidonotus brunneus Lepidonotus caelorus Lepidonotus caeruleus Lepidonotus carinulatus Lepidonotus citrifrons Lepidonotus clava Lepidonotus cristatus Lepidonotus crosslandi Lepidonotus cryptocephalus Lepidonotus dentatus Lepidonotus durbanensis Lepidonotus elongatus Lepidonotus fiordlandicus Lepidonotus furcillatus Lepidonotus fusicirrus Lepidonotus glaber Lepidonotus glaucus Lepidonotus hainanicus Lepidonotus havaicus Lepidonotus hedleyi Lepidonotus helotypus Lepidonotus hermenioides Lepidonotus hupferi Lepidonotus impatiens Lepidonotus jacksoni Lepidonotus javanicus Lepidonotus lacteus Lepidonotus lissolepis Lepidonotus magnatuberculata Lepidonotus malayanus Lepidonotus margaritaceus Lepidonotus melanogrammus Lepidonotus natalensis Lepidonotus nesophilus Lepidonotus oculatus Lepidonotus onisciformis Lepidonotus panamensis Lepidonotus pellucidus Lepidonotus permixturus Lepidonotus polae Lepidonotus polychromus Lepidonotus purpureus Lepidonotus pustulatus Lepidonotus rossii Lepidonotus ruber Lepidonotus sagamianus Lepidonotus savignyi Lepidonotus scanlandi Lepidonotus scoticensis Lepidonotus semisculptus Lepidonotus semitectus Lepidonotus simplicipes Lepidonotus spiculus Lepidonotus spinosus Lepidonotus squamatus Lepidonotus stellatus Lepidonotus stephensoni Lepidonotus sublevis Lepidonotus tenuisetosus Lepidonotus tomentosus Lepidonotus torresiensis Lepidonotus vandersandei Lepidonotus variabilis Lepidonotus wahlbergi Lepidonotus yorkianus
References
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Read, Geoffrey B.; Fauchald, Kristian (2020). "The World Polychaeta Database" .
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Barnich, R.; Fiege, D. (2003). "The Aphroditoidea (Annelida: Polychaeta) of the Mediterranean Sea". Abhandlugen der Senckebergische Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main . 559 : 1– 167.
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