Giant scale worm

Eunoe nodosa

Classification

Class: Polychaeta
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Polynoidae

Eunoe nodosa is a scale worm which is widely distributed in the Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean from shallow waters to depths of about 1250m. Description Number of segments 37; elytra 15 pairs. No distinct pigmentation pattern.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

DescriptionEunoe nodosa, Wikipedia contributors

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