Hermadionella truncata

Hermadionella truncata

Classification

Class: Polychaeta
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Polynoidae

Hermadionella truncata is a scale worm known from the north-west Pacific and Arctic Oceans at depths down to about 200 m. Description Hermadionella truncata has up to about 60 segments with 15 pairs of elytra. The lateral antennae are positioned ventrally on the prostomium, directly beneath the median antenna.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 17Canada · 2

Sources and credits

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Hermadionella truncata

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