Fine-Setose Scaleworm

Lepidonotus tenuisetosus

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 1–176 m

A scaleworm whose back is shielded by overlapping plates called elytra, it hides in rock crevices and hunts sponges, hydroids, other worms and small crustaceans. It strikes with a jawed throat and lives from shallow water down to about 175 metres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Polynoidae › Lepidonotus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 130802.