Eunoe sentiformis explained

Eunoe sentiformis is a scale worm described from the East Siberian Sea in the Arctic Ocean.[1]

Description

The worm has 36 segments: elytra 15 pairs. Its dorsum is scattered with brownish pigment.

It has a prostomium anterior margin comprising two rounded lobes. Its lateral antennae is inserted ventrally (beneath prostomium and median antenna).

It has a notochaetae that is about as thick as neurochaetae. Its bidentate neurochaetae is absent.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Uschakov, P. V. 1958. [New and interesting finds of polychaetes along the Kamtchatka Peninsula and in the Kurile Islands]. Issledovaniya dal'nevostochnykh Morei SSSR, 5: 78-89.
  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.