Ysideria
Ysideria is a genus of marine polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae, the scale worms. Ysideria contains a single species, Ysideria hastata which is known from the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at depths of about 50–60 m.[2]
| Ysideria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Polynoidae |
| Genus: | Ysideria Ruff, 1995 |
| Species: | Y. hastata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ysideria hastata Ruff, 1995[1] | |
Description
Ysideria hastata are short-bodied scale worms with 15 pairs of elytra and about 37 to 40 segments. The prostomium is bilobed anteriorly and has a pair of cephalic peaks. The styles (distal section) of the antennae are covered with slender papillae and the pair of lateral antennae are inserted ventrally directly beneath the median antenna. The neuropodium is elongate and tapering. The notochaetae are thinner than the neurochaetae and both bidentate and unidentate neurochaetae are present.[2][3]
References
- Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Ysideria hastata Ruff, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332869
- Ruff, R. Eugene 1995. Family Polynoidae Malmgren, 1867. 105-166. IN: Blake, James A., Hilbig, Brigitte, and Scott, Paul H. (Ed.). Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. Volume 5 - The Annelida Part 2. Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Syllidae and scale-bearing families), Amphinomida, and Eunicida. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara.
- 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.