| Benhamipolynoe antipathicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Polynoidae |
| Genus: | Benhamipolynoe |
| Species: | B. antipathicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Benhamipolynoe antipathicola (Benham 1927) [1] | |
Benhamipolynoe antipathicola is a deep-sea scale worm that has been reported from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans from depths of 128 to almost 500m. [2]
Benhamipolynoe antipathicola has 200 or more segments and numerous elytra (17 to 50 or more pairs) and distinctive brown pigmentation along the dorsal midline, and as transverse bands across every segment in the posterior half of the body. [3] [4]
Benhamipolynoe antipathicola has a commensal relationship with species of antipatharian corals, namely Parantipathes tenuispina and Antipathes columnaris.
Polynoidae is a family of marine Polychaete worms known as "scale worms" due to the scale-like elytra on the dorsal surface. Almost 900 species are currently recognised belonging to 9 subfamilies and 167 genera. They are active hunters, but generally dwell in protected environments such as under stones. The group is widely distributed from shallow intertidal waters to hadal trenches. They are the most diverse group of polychaetes in terms of genus number and second most diverse in terms of species number which is almost 8% of all segmented worm species.
Eunoe bathydomus is a scale worm known from the north Atlantic Ocean at depths of 2000–3500 m.
Eunoe etheridgei is a scale worm known from off south-eastern Australia at depths of about 400 m.
Australaugeneria iberica is a scale worm known from the Gulf of Cadiz in the north-east Atlantic Ocean from a depth of 2230m.
Australaugeneria michaelseni is a scale worm known from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea from depths of 30m or less.
Australaugeneria pottsi is a scale worm known from northern Australia from depths of 21m or less.
Australaugeneria rutilans is a scale worm known from northern Australia, south-east Asia and the Persian Gulf, from depths of 28m or less.
Admetella hastigerens is a scale worm known from the east Pacific Ocean at depths of about 1000–1200m.
Benhamipolynoe is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae. The genus is known from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and includes 2 species.
Parahololepidella is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae. The genus contains a single species, Parahololepidella greeffi, This species is known from the east equatorial Atlantic Ocean and Cape Verde Islands at a maximum depth of 30m.
Polyeunoa is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae. The genus contains two species, one from the Indian Ocean and the other widespread in the south-west Atlantic ocean and the Southern Ocean.
Polyeunoa laevis is a scale worm which is widely distributed in the Southern Ocean and occurs over a wide depth range, from 35m to 2450m.
Bathyeliasona abyssicola is a deep-sea scale worm which occurs widely across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and over a wide depth range, from 4000m to 8000m.
Benhamipolynoe cairnsi is known from the south-west Pacific Ocean from depths of about 400–500m
Bathybahamas is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae. The genus includes a single species, Bathybahamas charleneae, which is short-bodied and occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas at a depths of 2066 m.
Tottonpolynoe is a genus of marine polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae, the scaleworms. Tottonpolynoe contains a single species, Tottonpolynoe symantipatharia. It is known from the South Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean at depths of about 800 to 1,700 m.
Uncopolynoe is a genus of marine polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae, the scaleworms. Uncopolynoe contains a single species, Uncopolynoe corallicola which is known from the Red Sea at a depth of 1 m.
Gattyana nutti is a scale worm known from the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North America at depths down to about 120 m.
Hermadion is a genus of marine polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae, the scaleworms. Hermadion contains a single species, Hermadion magalhaensi which is known from the South Atlantic, South Pacific and southern Indian Oceans at depths to about 110 m.
Subadyte pellucida is a scale worm widely reported from the Indian, Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans from the intertidal zone to depths of about 800 m.