Polynoidae

Taxobox
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Annelida
classis = Polychaeta
ordo = Phyllodocida
familia = Polynoidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See textA 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.

Genera

*"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"

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
* [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Polynoidae.html Animal Diversity Web]

References

cite book
author = Brusca, R.C.
coauthors = Brusca, G.J.
year = 1990
title = Invertebrates