Subadyte
Subadyte is a genus of marine polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae, the scaleworms. Eight species of Subadyte are recognised and the genus is known to occur widely in the world's oceans from the intertidal zone to depths of about 1200 m.[2][3][4]
| Subadyte | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Polynoidae |
| Genus: | Subadyte Pettibone, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Polynoe pellucida Ehlers, 1864, accepted as Subadyte pellucida (Ehlers, 1864)[1] | |
Description
Subadyte are short-bodied worms with around 35–41 segments and 15–16 pairs of elytra. The lateral antennae are positioned ventrally on the prostomium, directly beneath the median antenna and the neurochaetae bear bidentate tips.[2][3]
Species
As at October 2020 Subadyte contains eight species:[1]
- Subadyte albanyensis Hanley & Burke, 1990
- Subadyte campechensis Barnich, Beuck & Freiwald, 2013
- Subadyte chesterfieldensis Hanley & Burke, 1991
- Subadyte mexicana Fauchald, 1972
- Subadyte micropapillata Barnich, Sun & Fiege, 2004
- Subadyte mjoebergi (Augener, 1922)
- Subadyte papillifera (Horst, 1915)
- Subadyte pellucida (Ehlers, 1864)
References
- Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Subadyte Pettibone, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129509
- Pettibone, Marian H. 1969. Review of some species referred to Scalisetosus McIntosh (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 82: 1–30., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3412
- Barnich, Ruth; Fiege, Dieter. (2003). The Aphroditoidea (Annelida: Polychaeta) of the Mediterranean Sea. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 559: 1–167., available online at http://www.schweizerbart.de/publications/detail/isbn/9783510613533/The-Aphroditoidea-Annelida-Polychaeta-of-the-Mediterranean-Sea
- Hanley, J.R. & Burke, M. (1991) Polychaeta Polynoidae: Scaleworms of the Chesterfield Island and Fairway Reefs, Coral Sea. In: A. Crosnier (ed.), Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 8. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie 151, 9–82.
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