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Lepidonotus glaucus Scale Worm

Lepidonotus glaucus is commonly referred to as Scale Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Lepidonotus glaucus,Nelson Bay NSW 2315, Australia 2024


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lexID:
17911 
AphiaID:
209661 
Scientific:
Lepidonotus glaucus 
German:
Schuppenwurm 
English:
Scale Worm 
Category:
Sea Worms 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Polynoidae (Family) > Lepidonotus (Genus) > glaucus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Peters, ), 1854 
Occurrence:
Australia, Gulf of Aden, Mozambique, Red Sea, South-Africa, the Seychelles 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Continental Shelf, Continental shelf, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 
Size:
3.15" - 3.94" (8,1cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Lepidonotus adspersus
  • Lepidonotus aeololepis
  • Lepidonotus albopustulatus
  • Lepidonotus ambigua
  • Lepidonotus angustus
  • Lepidonotus antillarum
  • Lepidonotus arenosus
  • Lepidonotus austera
  • Lepidonotus australiensis
  • Lepidonotus australis
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-24 13:26:52 

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Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854)

Lepidonotus is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80m.

Synonymised names
Antinoe grisea (Quatrefages, 1866) · unaccepted (superseded recombination of...)
Lepidonotus carinatus Potts, 1910 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Lepidonotus grisea (Quatrefages, 1866) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Lepidonotus obscurus Gravier, 1902 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Lepidonotus platycirrus Day, 1951 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Lepidonotus stellatus Baird, 1865 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Polynoe (Lepidonotus) quadricarinata Grube, 1868 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Polynoe glauca Peters, 1854 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Polynoe grisea Quatrefages, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)

External links

  1. Port Phillip Bay (en). Abgerufen am 24.11.2025.

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