WoRMS taxon details
Lepidonotus Leach, 1816
129496 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129496)
accepted
Genus
Aphrodita clava Montagu, 1808 accepted as Lepidonotus clava (Montagu, 1808) (type by monotypy)
Eumolpe Oken, 1807 · unaccepted (nomen oblitum in relation to...)
nomen oblitum in relation to Lepidonotus, nomen protectum
Lepidonote [auct. misspelling for Lepidonotus] · unaccepted (genus misspelling)
Polinoe Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (subjective synonymy of only species)
- Subgenus Lepidonotus (Lepidonotus)
- Subgenus Lepidonotus (Physalidonotus)
- Species Lepidonotus (Physalidonotus) barbatus Augener, 1910 accepted as Chaetacanthus magnificus (Grube, 1876) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus adspersus (Grube, 1878)
- Species Lepidonotus albopustulatus Horst, 1915
- Species Lepidonotus ambigua Knox, 1960
- Species Lepidonotus angustus Verrill, 1873
- Species Lepidonotus antillarum (Schmarda, 1861)
- Species Lepidonotus arenosus Ehlers, 1901
- Species Lepidonotus austera (Grube, 1878)
- Species Lepidonotus australis (Schmarda, 1861)
- Species Lepidonotus banksi Knox, 1951
- Species Lepidonotus bicornis (Uschakov, 1982)
- Species Lepidonotus bowerbankii Baird, 1865
- Species Lepidonotus brasiliensis (Quatrefages, 1866)
- Species Lepidonotus brevicornis Quatrefages, 1866
- Species Lepidonotus brunneus Day, 1975
- Species Lepidonotus caelorus Moore, 1903
- Species Lepidonotus caeruleus Kinberg, 1856
- Species Lepidonotus carinulatus (Grube, 1869)
- Species Lepidonotus citrifrons Augener, 1906
- Species Lepidonotus clava (Montagu, 1808)
- Species Lepidonotus cristatus (Grube, 1876)
- Species Lepidonotus crosslandi Monro, 1928
- Species Lepidonotus cryptocephalus (Grube, 1878)
- Species Lepidonotus durbanensis Day, 1934
- Species Lepidonotus elongatus Marenzeller, 1902
- Species Lepidonotus fiordlandicus Knox, 1956
- Species Lepidonotus furcillatus Ehlers, 1901
- Species Lepidonotus fusicirrus (Schmarda, 1861)
- Species Lepidonotus glaber Imajima, 1997
- Species Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854)
- Species Lepidonotus hainanicus Uschakov, 1982
- Species Lepidonotus havaicus Kinberg, 1856
- Species Lepidonotus hedleyi Benham, 1915
- Species Lepidonotus helotypus (Grube, 1877)
- Species Lepidonotus hermenioides Amoureux, 1974
- Species Lepidonotus hupferi Augener, 1918
- Species Lepidonotus impatiens (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Lepidonotus jacksoni Kinberg, 1855
- Species Lepidonotus javanicus Horst, 1917
- Species Lepidonotus lacteus (Ehlers, 1887)
- Species Lepidonotus lissolepis Haswell, 1883
- Species Lepidonotus magnatuberculata Seidler, 1923
- Species Lepidonotus malayanus Horst, 1915
- Species Lepidonotus margaritaceus Kinberg, 1856
- Species Lepidonotus melanogrammus Haswell, 1883
- Species Lepidonotus natalensis Day, 1951
- Species Lepidonotus nesophilus Chamberlin, 1919
- Species Lepidonotus oculatus Baird, 1865
- Species Lepidonotus onisciformis Ehlers, 1918
- Species Lepidonotus pellucidus Dyster in Johnston, 1865
- Species Lepidonotus permixturus Hanley & Burke, 1991
- Species Lepidonotus polae Wehe, 2006
- Species Lepidonotus polychromus Schmarda, 1861
- Species Lepidonotus purpureus Potts, 1910
- Species Lepidonotus pustulatus Potts, 1910
- Species Lepidonotus rossii Leach in Ross, 1819
- Species Lepidonotus ruber Horst, 1917
- Species Lepidonotus sagamianus (Izuka, 1912)
- Species Lepidonotus savignyi (Grube, 1856)
- Species Lepidonotus scanlandi Hanley & Burke, 1991
- Species Lepidonotus scoticensis Nolte, 1936
- Species Lepidonotus semisculptus Johnston, 1865
- Species Lepidonotus semitectus (Stimpson, 1855)
- Species Lepidonotus simplicipes Haswell, 1883
- Species Lepidonotus spiculus (Treadwell, 1906)
- Species Lepidonotus spinosus Hanley & Burke, 1991
- Species Lepidonotus squamatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Lepidonotus stephensoni Monro, 1931
- Species Lepidonotus sublevis Verrill, 1873
- Species Lepidonotus tenuisetosus (Gravier, 1902)
- Species Lepidonotus tomentosus (Grube, 1856)
- Species Lepidonotus torresiensis Haswell, 1883
- Species Lepidonotus vandersandei Horst, 1917
- Species Lepidonotus variabilis Webster, 1879
- Species Lepidonotus yorkianus Augener, 1922
- Subgenus Lepidonotus (Hylosydna) [Auct. subgenus misspelling] accepted as Halosydna Kinberg, 1856 (misspelling in Moore, 1903 for Halosydna Kinberg)
- Species Lepidonotus (Hylosydna) vexillarius Moore, 1903 accepted as Halosydna brevisetosa Kinberg, 1856 (subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Lepidonotus (Thormora) (Baird, 1865) accepted as Thormora Baird, 1865 (superseded re-ranking)
- Species Lepidonotus (Thormora) heterosetosus Averincev, 1978
- Species Lepidonotus (Thormora) salvati Rullier, 1972
- Species Lepidonotus (Thormora) jolli Day, 1975 accepted as Thormora argus (Quatrefages, 1866) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus (Thormora) jukesi (Baird, 1865) accepted as Thormora jukesii Baird, 1865 (superseded combination, misspelling)
- Species Lepidonotus (Thormora) taeniata (Ehlers, 1887) accepted as Thormora taeniata (Ehlers, 1887) (superseded recombination)
- Species Lepidonotus (Thormora) trissochaetus (Grube, 1870) accepted as Thormora jukesii Baird, 1865 (superseded recombination)
- Species Lepidonotus aeololepis Haswell, 1883 accepted as Augenerilepidonotus dictyolepis (Haswell, 1883) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus ampulliferus (Grube, 1878) accepted as Paralepidonotus ampullifera (Grube, 1878) accepted as Paralepidonotus ampulliferus (Grube, 1878) (superseded recombination)
- Species Lepidonotus atratus Treadwell, 1940 accepted as Thormora jukesii Baird, 1865 (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus australiensis Seidler, 1924 accepted as Lepidonotus impatiens (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus branchiatus (Treadwell, 1901) accepted as Chaetacanthus magnificus (Grube, 1876) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Lepidonotus branchiferus Moore, 1903 accepted as Euphione branchifera (Moore, 1903) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus candidus Pruvot, 1930 accepted as Lepidonotus hedleyi Benham, 1915 (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus carinatus Potts, 1910 accepted as Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus chitoniformis Moore, 1903 accepted as Euphione chitoniformis (Moore, 1903) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus cirratus (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Bylgides sarsi (Kinberg in Malmgren, 1866) (awaiting verification of authorships & synonymy)
- Species Lepidonotus dictyolepis Haswell, 1883 accepted as Augenerilepidonotus dictyolepis (Haswell, 1883) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus dofleini Frickhinger, 1916 accepted as Lepidonotus helotypus (Grube, 1877) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus dumetosus Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Harmothoe extenuata (Grube, 1840) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus fiordlandica Knox, 1956 [original] accepted as Lepidonotus fiordlandicus Knox, 1956 (incorrect original spelling for gender agreement)
- Species Lepidonotus fragilis Baird, 1863 accepted as Arctonoe fragilis (Baird, 1863) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus giganteus Kirk, 1887 accepted as Euphione squamosa (Quatrefages, 1866) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus globifer (Sars G.O., 1873) accepted as Harmothoe globifera (Sars G.O., 1873) (superseded combination)
- Species Lepidonotus granularis Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Lepidonotus squamatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus grisea (Quatrefages, 1866) accepted as Lepidonotus australis (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus grisea (Quatrefages, 1866) accepted as Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854) (superseded recombination)
- Species Lepidonotus grubei Baird, 1863 accepted as Halosydna grubei (Baird, 1863) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus humilis Augener, 1922 accepted as Lepidonopsis humilis (Augener, 1922) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus imbricatus Johnston, 1865 accepted as Alentia gelatinosa (M. Sars, 1835) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus indicus Kinberg, 1856 accepted as Paralepidonotus indicus (Kinberg, 1856) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus inquilinus Treadwell, 1917 accepted as Lepidasthenia inquilinus (Treadwell, 1917) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus insignis Baird, 1863 accepted as Halosydna brevisetosa Kinberg, 1856 (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus iphionides [auct. lapsus] accepted as Polynoe (Lepidonotus) iphionoides McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Harmothoe aculeata Andrews, 1891 (misspelling in Rouse & Pleijel, 2001)
- Species Lepidonotus jacksoni Kinberg, 1856 accepted as Lepidonotus jacksoni Kinberg, 1855
- Species Lepidonotus johnsoni Darboux, 1899 accepted as Halosydna johnsoni (Darboux, 1899) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus johnstoni Kinberg, 1856 accepted as Thormora johnstoni (Kinberg, 1856) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus kumari Rullier, 1970 accepted as Olgalepidonotus kumari (Rullier, 1970) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus leachii Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Harmothoe extenuata (Grube, 1840) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus leius Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Halosydna leius (Chamberlin, 1919) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus lordi Baird, 1863 accepted as Arctonoe vittata (Grube, 1855) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus macrolepidotus (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Harmothoe macrolepidota (Schmarda, 1861) (superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Lepidonotus minutus Treadwell, 1936 accepted as Lepidonotus caelorus Moore, 1903 (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus notata Hoagland, 1919 accepted as Thormora notata (Hoagland, 1919) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus obscurus Gravier, 1902 accepted as Lepidonotus stellatus Baird, 1865 accepted as Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus obtectus Frickhinger, 1916 accepted as Euphione branchifera (Moore, 1903) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus ornatus Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Polynoe scolopendrina Savigny, 1822 (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus pallidus Treadwell, 1939 accepted as Lepidonotus sublevis Verrill, 1873 (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus panamensis Hartman, 1939 accepted as Chaetacanthus pomareae (Kinberg, 1856) (subsequent rank of subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus pellucidus (Ehlers, 1864) accepted as Subadyte pellucida (Ehlers, 1864) (superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Lepidonotus pharetratus Johnston, 1865 accepted as Eunoe nodosa (M. Sars, 1861) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus pilosus Treadwell, 1937 accepted as Chaetacanthus pilosus (Treadwell, 1937) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus platycirrus Day, 1951 accepted as Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus pomareae Kinberg, 1856 accepted as Chaetacanthus pomareae (Kinberg, 1856) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus robustus Moore, 1905 accepted as Hermilepidonotus robustus (Moore, 1905) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus semicinctus [lapsus for L. semitectus] accepted as Lepidonotus semitectus (Stimpson, 1855) (text spelling error by Hartman, 1948 instead of L. semitectus)
- Species Lepidonotus setosior Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Thormora setosior (Chamberlin, 1919) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus sinclairi Baird, 1865 accepted as Lepidonotus polychromus Schmarda, 1861 (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus socialis Kinberg, 1856 accepted as Thormora socialis (Kinberg, 1856) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus stellatus Baird, 1865 accepted as Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus striatus Kinberg, 1856 accepted as Hyperhalosydna striata (Kinberg, 1856) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus suluensis Horst, 1917 accepted as Euphione suluensis (Horst, 1917) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus verrucosus Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Lepidonotus squamatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus versicolor Ehlers, 1901 accepted as Thormora versicolor (Ehlers, 1901) (superseded original combination)
- Species Lepidonotus wahlbergi Kinberg, 1856 accepted as Lepidonotus semitectus (Stimpson, 1855) (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus willeyi Benham, 1915 accepted as Lepidonotus jacksoni Kinberg, 1855 (subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidonotus dentatus Okuda in Okuda & Yamada, 1954 represented as Lepidonotus (Lepidonotus) dentatus Okuda in Okuda & Yamada, 1954
- Species Lepidonotus salvati Rullier, 1972 represented as Lepidonotus (Thormora) salvati Rullier, 1972
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Leach, W.E. (1816). Annulosa. <em>In Book Series: Encyclopedia Britannica, vol 1 of 5, supplement to the fourth, fifth and sixth editions.</em> 1(2): 401-453, pls. 20-26. (June1816)., available online at https://digital.nls.uk/encyclopaedia-britannica/archive/193057498
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Type species Type species Aphrodita clava Montagu 1808 in Fauchald (1977). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Lepidonotus Leach, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129496 on 2024-08-17
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original description
Leach, W.E. (1816). Annulosa. <em>In Book Series: Encyclopedia Britannica, vol 1 of 5, supplement to the fourth, fifth and sixth editions.</em> 1(2): 401-453, pls. 20-26. (June1816)., available online at https://digital.nls.uk/encyclopaedia-britannica/archive/193057498
page(s): 452 [details]
original description (of Eumolpe Oken, 1807) Oken, Lorenz. (1807). Stud. den 23 Julius 1807 [Meeting report of the Academy]. <em>Göttingische gelehrte Anzeigen unter der Aufsicht der königlichen Gesellschaft zu Wissenschaften.</em> 2 (117): 1161-1168., available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN319721507_1807
page(s): 1168; note: introduces 'Eumolpe' for 'Aphrodite squammata' [sic] [details]
original description (of Polinoe Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
additional source De Assis, José Eriberto; De Brito, Rafael Justino; Christoffersen, Martin Lindsey; De Souza, José Roberto Botelho. (2015). A catalogue of the scaleworm genus Lepidonotus (Polynoidae, Polychaeta) from South America, with two new records for Brazilian waters. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 533: 63-98., available online at http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6184 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
status source Parapar, Julio; Moreira, Juan; Núñez, Jorge; Barnich, Ruth; Brito, M. del Carmen; Fiege, Dieter; Capaccioni-Azzati, Roman; El-Haddad, Mustapha. (2015). Annelida Polychaeta IV [Goniadidae, Glyceridae, Capitellidae, Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Acoetidae, Sigalionidae and Pholoidae]. <em>In: M.A. Ramos et al. (Eds). Fauna Ibérica vol. 41. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid.</em> 416 p., available online at http://editorial.csic.es/publicaciones/libros/12468/978-84-00-10006-3/fauna-iberica-vol-41-annelida-polychaeta-iv-.html
page(s): 405; note: Mention Eumolpe Oken, 1807 and state Lepidonotus Leach, 1816 should be a nomen protectum and (logically but not stated) Eumolpe is the matching nomen oblitum [details]
identification resource Seidler, Hans J. (1923 (1924?)). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Polynoiden, I. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 89A(11): 1-217, 22 text figures, 2 plates (maps)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13211981
page(s): key p.18 [details]
page(s): 452 [details]
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original description (of Eumolpe Oken, 1807) Oken, Lorenz. (1807). Stud. den 23 Julius 1807 [Meeting report of the Academy]. <em>Göttingische gelehrte Anzeigen unter der Aufsicht der königlichen Gesellschaft zu Wissenschaften.</em> 2 (117): 1161-1168., available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN319721507_1807
page(s): 1168; note: introduces 'Eumolpe' for 'Aphrodite squammata' [sic] [details]
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original description (of Polinoe Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
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additional source De Assis, José Eriberto; De Brito, Rafael Justino; Christoffersen, Martin Lindsey; De Souza, José Roberto Botelho. (2015). A catalogue of the scaleworm genus Lepidonotus (Polynoidae, Polychaeta) from South America, with two new records for Brazilian waters. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 533: 63-98., available online at http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6184 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
status source Parapar, Julio; Moreira, Juan; Núñez, Jorge; Barnich, Ruth; Brito, M. del Carmen; Fiege, Dieter; Capaccioni-Azzati, Roman; El-Haddad, Mustapha. (2015). Annelida Polychaeta IV [Goniadidae, Glyceridae, Capitellidae, Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Acoetidae, Sigalionidae and Pholoidae]. <em>In: M.A. Ramos et al. (Eds). Fauna Ibérica vol. 41. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid.</em> 416 p., available online at http://editorial.csic.es/publicaciones/libros/12468/978-84-00-10006-3/fauna-iberica-vol-41-annelida-polychaeta-iv-.html
page(s): 405; note: Mention Eumolpe Oken, 1807 and state Lepidonotus Leach, 1816 should be a nomen protectum and (logically but not stated) Eumolpe is the matching nomen oblitum [details]
identification resource Seidler, Hans J. (1923 (1924?)). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Polynoiden, I. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 89A(11): 1-217, 22 text figures, 2 plates (maps)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13211981
page(s): key p.18 [details]
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Habitat Known from rocky intertidal [details]Type species Type species Aphrodita clava Montagu 1808 in Fauchald (1977). [details]
classification M'Harzi (1999) placed this genus under the family Polynoidae Malmgren, 1867 and under the ordo Errantia Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832 [details]