Subadyte Explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.^[1]

Species

As at October 2020 Subadyte contains eight species:

• 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)

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Web site: Barnich. Ruth. Fiege. Dieter. 2003-07-07. The Aphroditoidea (Annelida: Polychaeta) of the - Mediterranean Sea. 2021-07-24. www.schweizerbart.de. en.
3. 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.