Phyllodocida

Peinaleopolynoe, also known as the hungry scale worm, is a genus belonging to the family Polynoidae (scale worms). Members of this genus generally live in nutrient-rich environments in the deep sea, such as whale fall, which is the reason for their name (Greek plural , ; "famished").

Chrysopetalum is a genus of polychaete worms.

species of annelid

Tylorrhynchus is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Nereididae. They are also known as ragworms.

species of annelid

Hermadion is a genus of marine polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae, the scaleworms. Hermadion contains a single species, Hermadion magalhaensi which is known from the South Atlantic, South Pacific and southern Indian Oceans at depths to about 110 m.

species of annelid

Ichthyotomidae is a family of polychaetes belonging to the order Phyllodocida.

species of annelid

Lepidasthenia is a genus of marine Polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae (scale worms). Species of Lepidasthenia are found worldwide to depths of about 1200 m but are more common in shallower water.

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

Lepidonotus is a genus of marine 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.

Eulagisca is a genus of marine polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae. The genus includes 5 species which are all found in the Southern and Antarctic Oceans and are notable for reaching a large size, 180 mm or more long, larger than any other species of Polynoidae.

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

Gattyana is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus includes 11 species, 9 of which occur in the Northern Hemisphere, the remaining two are from the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and the Southern Ocean off New Zealand. Species of Gattyana are known from shallow water down to depths of about 1200 m.

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

genus of ringed worms

Polyeunoa is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus contains two species, one from the Indian Ocean and the other widespread in the south-west Atlantic ocean and the Southern Ocean.

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

Polyodontes is a genus of polychaete worms in the order Phyllodocida.

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

Benhamisetosus is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus contains a single species, Benhamisetosus australiensis, known from the south coast of Australia and the Tasman Sea.

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

Robertianella is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). There are 2 species of Robertianella which are known from depths of about 600 to 3000 m in the north-east Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Brychionoe is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus includes a single species, Brychionoe karenae, which is long-bodied and occurs in the Tasman Sea at depths of 1100–1300 m.

Bylgides is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus contains nine species, all found in the Northern Hemisphere and from shallow inshore waters to depths of about 5000 m.

species of annelid

Subadyte is a genus of marine polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae, the scaleworms. Eight species of Subadyte are recognised and the genus is known to occur widely in the world's oceans from the intertidal zone to depths of about 1200 m.

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

Maupasia is a genus of polychaete worms.

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

species of annelid

Nautiliniellidae is a family of polychaetes belonging to the order Phyllodocida.

Arctonoe is a genus of worms in the family Polynoidae. They are commonly known as "scale worms". Members of this genus predominantly occur in shallow (50 metres or less) waters of the north-eastern Pacific Ocean and often live as commensals of other marine invertebrates, frequently echinoderms but sometimes molluscs or other polychaetes. ==Description==