Hermadionella nipponicus
Hermadionella nipponicus is ascale worm known from Japan in the north-west Pacific Ocean from the intertidal zone.[2]
| Hermadionella nipponicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Polynoidae |
| Genus: | Hermadionella |
| Species: | H. nipponicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hermadionella nipponicus (Imajima & Hartman, 1964)[1] | |
Description
Hermadionella nipponicus has up to about 64 segments with 15 pairs of elytra, which bear a fringe of papillae. The lateral antennae are positioned ventrally on the prostomium, directly beneath the median antenna (almost completely obsucred in dorsal view). The prostomium also bears a pair of acute anterior projections on the anterior margin. Notochaetae are about as thick as the neurochaetae, and the neurochaetae bear bidentate tips[2][3]
References
- Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Hermadionella nipponicus (Imajima & Hartman, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062564
- Imajima, Minoru & Hartman, Olga. (1964). The polychaetous annelids of Japan. Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation. 26(1-2): 1-452 [issued in 2 parts]., available online at http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/18946
- 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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