''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine

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s in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres.

Description

Body dorsoventrally flattened, short, with 26 segments and 12 pairs of elytra on segments 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 23. Prostomium with three antennae; lateral antennae continuous with prostomium, laterally to median antenna. Parapodia with elongate acicular lobes with both acicula penetrating

epidermis The epidermis is the outermost of the three layers that comprise the skin, the inner layers being the dermis and hypodermis. The epidermis layer provides a barrier to infection from environmental pathogens and regulates the amount of water rele ...

. Notochaetae slender and densely serrated. Neurochaetae much more stout, with rows of spines distally and

unidentate In coordination chemistry, denticity () refers to the number of donor groups in a given ligand that bind to the central metal atom in a coordination complex. In many cases, only one atom in the ligand binds to the metal, so the denticity equals ...

and/or bidentate tips (see Barnich & Fiege, 2003 for detailed diagnosis) .

Species

The following species of ''Lepidonotus'' were accepted as valid as of June 2020: *''

Lepidonotus adspersus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' (Grube, 1878) *''

Lepidonotus aeololepis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Haswell, 1883 *''

Lepidonotus albopustulatus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Horst, 1915 *''

Lepidonotus ambigua ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Knox, 1960 *''

Lepidonotus angustus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Verrill, 1873 *''

Lepidonotus antillarum ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' (Schmarda, 1861) *'' Lepidonotus arenosus'' Ehlers, 1901 *''

Lepidonotus austera ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' (Grube, 1878) *''

Lepidonotus australiensis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Seidler, 1924 *''

Lepidonotus australis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' (Schmarda, 1861) *''

Lepidonotus banksi ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Knox, 1951 *''

Lepidonotus bicornis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' (Uschakov, 1982) *''

Lepidonotus bowerbanki ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Baird, 1865 *''

Lepidonotus brasiliensis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' (Quatrefages, 1866) *''

Lepidonotus brevicornis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Quatrefages, 1865 *''

Lepidonotus brunneus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Day, 1975 *''

Lepidonotus caelorus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Moore, 1903 *''

Lepidonotus caeruleus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Kinberg, 1856 *''

Lepidonotus carinulatus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' (Grube, 1869) *''

Lepidonotus citrifrons ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Augener, 1906 *''

Lepidonotus clava ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' (Montagu, 1808) *''

Lepidonotus cristatus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' (Grube, 1876) *'' Lepidonotus crosslandi'' Monro, 1928 *'' Lepidonotus cryptocephalus'' (Grube, 1878) *''

Lepidonotus dentatus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Okuda in Okuda & Yamada, 1954 *''

Lepidonotus durbanensis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Day, 1934 *''

Lepidonotus elongatus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Marenzeller, 1902 *'' Lepidonotus fiordlandicus'' Knox, 1956 *''

Lepidonotus furcillatus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Ehlers, 1901 *'' Lepidonotus fusicirrus'' (Schmarda, 1861) *''

Lepidonotus glaber ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Imajima, 1997 *''

Lepidonotus glaucus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' (Peters, 1854) *''

Lepidonotus hainanicus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Uschakov, 1982 *''

Lepidonotus havaicus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Kinberg, 1856 *''

Lepidonotus hedleyi ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Benham, 1915 *''

Lepidonotus helotypus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' (Grube, 1877) *''

Lepidonotus hermenioides ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Amoureux, 1974 *''

Lepidonotus hupferi ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Augener, 1918 *''

Lepidonotus impatiens ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818) *'' Lepidonotus jacksoni'' Kinberg, 1855 *''

Lepidonotus javanicus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Horst, 1917 *''

Lepidonotus lacteus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' (Ehlers, 1887) *''

Lepidonotus lissolepis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Haswell, 1883 *'' Lepidonotus magnatuberculata'' Seidler, 1923 *'' Lepidonotus malayanus'' Horst, 1915 *''

Lepidonotus margaritaceus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Kinberg, 1856 *''

Lepidonotus melanogrammus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Haswell, 1883 *'' Lepidonotus natalensis'' Day, 1951 *'' Lepidonotus nesophilus'' Chamberlin, 1919 *''

Lepidonotus oculatus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Baird, 1865 *''

Lepidonotus onisciformis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Ehlers, 1918 *''

Lepidonotus panamensis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Hartman, 1939 *''

Lepidonotus pellucidus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Dyster in Johnston, 1865 *''

Lepidonotus permixturus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Hanley & Burke, 1991 *''

Lepidonotus polae ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Wehe, 2006 *'' Lepidonotus polychromus'' Schmarda, 1861 *''

Lepidonotus purpureus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Potts, 1910 *''

Lepidonotus pustulatus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Potts, 1910 *''

Lepidonotus rossii ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Leach in Ross, 1819 *''

Lepidonotus ruber ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Horst, 1917 *''

Lepidonotus sagamianus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' (Izuka, 1912) *''

Lepidonotus savignyi ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' (Grube, 1856) *''

Lepidonotus scanlandi ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Hanley & Burke, 1991 *'' Lepidonotus scoticensis'' Nolte, 1936 *''

Lepidonotus semisculptus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Johnston, 1865 *''

Lepidonotus semitectus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' (Stimpson, 1856) *''

Lepidonotus simplicipes ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Haswell, 1883 *'' Lepidonotus spiculus'' (Treadwell, 1906) *''

Lepidonotus spinosus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Hanley & Burke, 1991 *''

Lepidonotus squamatus ''Lepidonotus squamatus'' is a species of polychaete worm, commonly known as a "scale worm", in the family Polynoidae. This species occurs in both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linn ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Lepidonotus stellatus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Baird, 1865 *''

Lepidonotus stephensoni ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Monro, 1931 *''

Lepidonotus sublevis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Verrill, 1873 *'' Lepidonotus tenuisetosus'' (Gravier, 1902) *''

Lepidonotus tomentosus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' (Grube, 1856) *''

Lepidonotus torresiensis ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Haswell, 1883 *''

Lepidonotus vandersandei ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Horst, 1917 *'' Lepidonotus variabilis'' Webster, 1879 *''

Lepidonotus wahlbergi ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, shor ...

'' Kinberg, 1856 *''

Lepidonotus yorkianus ''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres. Description Body dorsoventrally flattened, sho ...

'' Augener, 1922

References

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