Verrucapelma retusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Subclass: | Errantia |
Order: | Phyllodocida |
Family: | Polynoidae |
Genus: | Verrucapelma |
Species: | V. retusa
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Binomial name | |
Verrucapelma retusa Hanley & Burke, 1991
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Verrucapelma retusa is a scale worm known from northern Australia, the Timor Sea and the Coral Sea from shallow water to depths of about 20 m. [2]
Verrucapelma retusa is a short-bodied worm with 35–36 segments and 15 pairs of elytra which bear a marginal fringe of papillae. The dorsum is covered with bands of brown-grey, which becomes fainter posteriorly. Lateral antennae are positioned beneath (ventral) on the prostomium. the notochaetae are about as thick as the neurochaetae. Neurochaetae with bidentate tips are also present. [2] [3]
Verrucapelma retusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Subclass: | Errantia |
Order: | Phyllodocida |
Family: | Polynoidae |
Genus: | Verrucapelma |
Species: | V. retusa
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Binomial name | |
Verrucapelma retusa Hanley & Burke, 1991
[1]
|
Verrucapelma retusa is a scale worm known from northern Australia, the Timor Sea and the Coral Sea from shallow water to depths of about 20 m. [2]
Verrucapelma retusa is a short-bodied worm with 35–36 segments and 15 pairs of elytra which bear a marginal fringe of papillae. The dorsum is covered with bands of brown-grey, which becomes fainter posteriorly. Lateral antennae are positioned beneath (ventral) on the prostomium. the notochaetae are about as thick as the neurochaetae. Neurochaetae with bidentate tips are also present. [2] [3]