Polynoe pellucida Ehlers, 1864, accepted as Subadyte pellucida (Ehlers, 1864)[1]
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]
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]
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abPettibone, 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
^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.