Eunoe brunnea

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Eunoe brunnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Polynoidae
Genus: Eunoe
Species:
E. brunnea
Binomial name
Eunoe brunnea
Hartman 1978[1]

Eunoe brunnea is a scale worm known from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica at depths of about 2000–4000 m.[2]

Description[edit]

Elytra 15 pairs (presumably). Brown transverse bands on each segment. Anterior margin of prostomium with an acute anterior projection. Lateral antennae inserted ventrally (beneath prostomium and median antenna). Notochaetae distinctly thicker than neurochaetae. Bidentate neurochaetae absent.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Eunoe brunnea Hartman, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174433
  2. ^ Hartman, O. (1978). Polychaeta from the Weddell Sea quadrant Antarctica. Antarctic Research Series. pp. 125–223. doi:10.1002/9781118664599.ch4 (inactive 31 January 2024).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
  3. ^ Fauchald, K.; Wilson, R.S. (2003). "Polynoidae (Polychaeta)-A DELTA database of genera, and Australian species". In R.S. Wilson; P.A. Hutchings; C. J. Glasby (eds.). Polychaetes: An Interactive Identification Guide. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.