Gattyana ciliata

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Gattyana ciliata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Polynoidae
Genus: Gattyana
Species:
G. ciliata
Binomial name
Gattyana ciliata
Moore, 1902 [1]

Gattyana ciliata is a scale worm which occurs in the north-west Pacific Ocean from depths down to at least 240 m. [2]

Description

Gattyana ciliata is a short-bodied worm with 37 segments and 15 pairs of elytra, which bear a marginal fringe of papillae. The lateral antennae are positioned ventrally on the prostomium, directly beneath the median antenna. Notochaetae are thinner than the neurochaetae. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Gattyana ciliata Moore, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254456
  2. 1 2 Moore, J.P. (1902). Descriptions of some new Polynoidae, with a list of other Polychaeta from North Greenland waters. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 54(2), 258-278, plates XIII-XIV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10309389
  3. Fauchald, K.; Wilson, R.S. (2003). "Polynoidae (Polychaeta)-A DELTA database of genera, and Australian species". In R.S. Wilson; P.A. Hutchings; C. J. Glasby (eds.). Polychaetes: An Interactive Identification Guide. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.