Eunoe etheridgei

Eunoe etheridgei
	Anterior and prostomium region of a Eunoe etheridgei specimen from Museums Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Order:	Phyllodocida
Family:	Polynoidae
Genus:	Eunoe
Species:	E. etheridgei
Binomial name
	Eunoe etheridgei; (Benham 1915)[1]

Eunoe etheridgei is a scale worm known from off south-eastern Australia at depths of about 400 m.[2]

Description

Number of segments 37–38; elytra 15 pairs. No distinct pigmentation pattern. Anterior margin of prostomium with an acute anterior projection. Lateral antennae inserted ventrally (beneath prostomium and median antenna). Notochaetae distinctly thicker than neurochaetae. Bidentate neurochaetae absent.[3]

References

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Eunoe etheridgei (Benham, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333356
Benham, W.B. (1915). [part 1] Report on the Polychaeta obtained by the F.I.S. 'Endeavour' on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, Part 1. Biological Results of the Fisheries Expedition F.I.S. Volume 3(4). 171–237. available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/953505
Fauchald, K.; Wilson, R.S. (2003). "Polynoidae (Polychaeta)-A DELTA database of genera, and Australian species". In R.S. Wilson; P.A. Hutchings; C. J. Glasby (eds.). Polychaetes: An Interactive Identification Guide. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.

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[1] Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Eunoe etheridgei (Benham, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333356

[2] Benham, W.B. (1915). [part 1] Report on the Polychaeta obtained by the F.I.S. 'Endeavour' on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, Part 1. Biological Results of the Fisheries Expedition F.I.S. Volume 3(4). 171–237. available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/953505

[3] Fauchald, K.; Wilson, R.S. (2003). "Polynoidae (Polychaeta)-A DELTA database of genera, and Australian species". In R.S. Wilson; P.A. Hutchings; C. J. Glasby (eds.). Polychaetes: An Interactive Identification Guide. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.