- Polynoidae
Taxobox
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Annelida
classis =Polychaeta
ordo =Phyllodocida
familia = Polynoidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See textAfamily of scaledPolychaete worms known as the "scale worms". Short and flat, specimens reach as much as 20 cm in length and 10 cm width. An almost-constant number of small segments is the norm. They are covered by scales, technichally termedelytra .They are active hunters, but generally dwell in protected environments such as under stones.Genera
*"
Adyte "
*"Alentia "
*"Alentiana "
*"Allmaniella "
*"Andresia "
*"Antinoana "
*"Antinoe"
*"Antinoella "
*"Arcteobia "
*"Arctonoe "
*"Arctonoella "
*"Australaugeneria "
*"Austrolaenilla "
*"Barrukia "
*"Bathyadmetella "
*"Bathymoorea "
*"Benhamipolynoe "
*"Bouchiria "
*"Bylgides "
*"Cervilia "
*"Chaetacanthus "
*"Dilepidonotus "
*"Drieschella "
*"Drieschia "
*"Enipo "
*"Eucranta "
*"Eulagisca "
*"Eunoe"
*"Euphione "
*"Eupnionella "
*"Frennia "
*"Gastrolepidia "
*"Gattyana "
*"Gorekia "
*"Grubeopolynoe "
*"Halosydna "
*"Halosydnella "
*"Halosydnopsis "
*"Harmothoe "
*"Hartmania "
*"Hemilepidia "
*"Herdmanella "
*"Hermadion "
*"Hermenia "
*"Hesperonoe "
*"Heteropolynoe "
*"Hololepida "
*"Hololepidella "
*"Hyperhalosydna "
*"Intoshella "
*"Iphione "
*"Kermadecella "
*"Lagisca "
*"Lepidasthenia "
*"Lepidastheniella "
*"Lepidofimbria "
*"Lepidogyra "
*"Lepidonotus "
*"Leucia "
*"Lucopia "
*"Macellicephala "
*"Macellicephaloides "
*"Macelloides "
*"Malmgrenia "
*"Malmgreniella "
*"Melaenis "
*"Nemidia "
*"Neohololepidella "
*"Paradyte "
*"Parahalosydna "
*"Parahololepidella "
*"Paralepidonotus "
*"Perolepis "
*"Phyllohartmania "
*"Phyllosheila "
*"Podarmus "
*"Polyeunoa "
*"Polynoe "
*"Polynoella "
*"Pottsiscalisetotus "
*"Pseudohalosydna "
*"Pseudopolynoe "
*"Robertianella "
*"Scalisetosus "
*"Sheila"
*"Subadyte "
*"Telolepidasthena "
*"Tenonia "
*"Thormora "
*"Uncopolynoe "
*"Weberia "External links
*http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/research/georges_bank/Species_List/Polynoidae.htm
*http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/taxinfo/browse/family/polynoidae.htm
* [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Polynoidae.html Animal Diversity Web]References
cite book
author = Brusca, R.C.
coauthors = Brusca, G.J.
year = 1990
title = Invertebrates
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