Species

Arctonoe pulchra (Red commensal scaleworm)

Arctonoe pulchra. Photo: (c) otterpawz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Arctonoe is a genus of scaled polychaete worms commonly known as the “scale worms”. Members of this genus often live as commensals of other marine animals.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Annelida (Segmented worms)
    - Class: Polychaeta (Polychaete worms)
      - Subclass: Errantia (Active free-living bristleworms)
        Order: Phyllodocida
        Suborder: Aphroditiformia
        Family: Polynoidae (Scaleworms)
        Subfamily: Arctonoinae
        Genus: Arctonoe
        Species: Arctonoe pulchra (Red commensal scaleworm)

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