Admetella brevis explained

Admetella brevis is a scale worm known from the Hjort Trench in the south-west Pacific Ocean at a depth of 5760m.[1]

Description

Admetella brevis has 50 segments and 20 pairs of elytra, with light beige body pigmentation. The lateral antennae are inserted ventrally (beneath prostomium and median antenna), with auxiliary appendages at base of lateral antennae present. Bidentate neurochaetae are absent.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Levenstein, R. Ya. (1978). Annelida (Polychaeta) from the Deep Waters of the Pacific Region of Antarctic
  2. Book: CSIRO Publishing. R.S. Wilson . P.A. Hutchings . C. J. Glasby . Fauchald. K.. Wilson. R.S.. Polychaetes: An Interactive Identification Guide. Polynoidae (Polychaeta)-A DELTA database of genera, and Australian species. Melbourne. 2003.

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