''Lepidonotus'' is a genus of marine

annelid The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecol ...

s 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). 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 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) th ...

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

Parapodia In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; plural: parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from the body. Parapodia are predominantly found in annelids, where they are paired, unjointed ...

with elongate acicular lobes with both

acicula Acicula (singular: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; plural: parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protr ...

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 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 rows of spines distally and unidentate 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'' (Grube, 1878) *'' Lepidonotus aeololepis'' Haswell, 1883 *'' Lepidonotus albopustulatus'' Horst, 1915 *'' Lepidonotus ambigua'' Knox, 1960 *'' Lepidonotus angustus'' 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'' (Grube, 1878) *'' Lepidonotus australiensis'' 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'' (Montagu, 1808) *'' Lepidonotus cristatus'' (Grube, 1876) *'' Lepidonotus crosslandi'' Monro, 1928 *'' Lepidonotus cryptocephalus'' (Grube, 1878) *'' Lepidonotus dentatus'' Okuda in Okuda & Yamada, 1954 *'' Lepidonotus durbanensis'' Day, 1934 *'' Lepidonotus elongatus'' Marenzeller, 1902 *'' Lepidonotus fiordlandicus'' Knox, 1956 *'' Lepidonotus furcillatus'' 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'' (Peters, 1854) *'' Lepidonotus hainanicus'' Uschakov, 1982 *'' Lepidonotus havaicus'' Kinberg, 1856 *'' Lepidonotus hedleyi'' 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'' (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818) *'' Lepidonotus jacksoni'' Kinberg, 1855 *'' Lepidonotus javanicus'' Horst, 1917 *'' Lepidonotus lacteus'' (Ehlers, 1887) *'' Lepidonotus lissolepis'' Haswell, 1883 *'' Lepidonotus magnatuberculata'' Seidler, 1923 *'' Lepidonotus malayanus'' Horst, 1915 *'' Lepidonotus margaritaceus'' 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'' Baird, 1865 *'' Lepidonotus onisciformis'' Ehlers, 1918 *'' Lepidonotus panamensis'' Hartman, 1939 *'' Lepidonotus pellucidus'' Dyster in Johnston, 1865 *'' Lepidonotus permixturus'' Hanley & Burke, 1991 *'' Lepidonotus polae'' Wehe, 2006 *'' Lepidonotus polychromus'' Schmarda, 1861 *'' Lepidonotus purpureus'' Potts, 1910 *'' Lepidonotus pustulatus'' Potts, 1910 *'' Lepidonotus rossii'' Leach in Ross, 1819 *'' Lepidonotus ruber'' 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'' Hanley & Burke, 1991 *'' Lepidonotus scoticensis'' Nolte, 1936 *'' Lepidonotus semisculptus'' Johnston, 1865 *'' Lepidonotus semitectus'' (Stimpson, 1856) *'' Lepidonotus simplicipes'' 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'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Lepidonotus stellatus'' Baird, 1865 *'' Lepidonotus stephensoni'' Monro, 1931 *'' Lepidonotus sublevis'' Verrill, 1873 *'' Lepidonotus tenuisetosus'' (Gravier, 1902) *'' Lepidonotus tomentosus'' (Grube, 1856) *'' Lepidonotus torresiensis'' Haswell, 1883 *'' Lepidonotus vandersandei'' 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'' Augener, 1922

References

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