''Augenerilepidonotus dictyolepis'' is a species of marine annelids in the family

Polynoidae Polynoidae is a family of marine Polychaete worms known as "scale worms" due to the scale-like elytra on the dorsal surface. Almost 900 species are currently recognised belonging to 9 subfamilies and 167 genera. They are active hunters, but gene ...

(scale worms) and the sole member of the genus ''Augenerilepidonotus''. It is known from Australia, usually from depths of about 40 metres or less.

Description

Body dorsoventrally flattened, short, with 26 segments and 12 pairs of

elytra An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alterna ...

on segments 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 2.

Prostomium The prostomium (From Ancient Greek, meaning "before the mouth"; plural: prostomia; sometimes also called the "acron") is the cephalized first body segment in an annelid worm's body at the anterior end. It is in front of (but does not include) t ...

with three antennae; lateral antennae continuous with prostomium, laterally to median antenna.

covered with chitinous irregular polygonal areas.

Notochaetae A chaeta or cheta (from Greek χαίτη “crest, mane, flowing hair"; plural: chaetae) is a chitinous bristle or seta found in annelid worms, (although the term is also frequently used to describe similar structures in other invertebrates such ...

slender and densely serrated.

Neurochaetae A chaeta or cheta (from Greek χαίτη “crest, mane, flowing hair"; plural: chaetae) is a chitinous bristle or seta found in annelid worms, (although the term is also frequently used to describe similar structures in other invertebrates such ...

much more stout, with few rows of spines distally and exclusively unidentate tips (see Pettibone, 1995 for detailed diagnosis) . ''Augenerilepidonotus dictyolepis'' is very similar to species of Lepidonotus, differing only by the polygonal ornamentation of the

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q61608858, from2=Q3532161 Phyllodocida Polychaete genera