Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA
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Scoloplos armiger (Müller, 1776)
Scoloplos armiger is red or reddish brown in colour. The head part is pointed without any visible appendages.The rest of the body consists of numerous segments and can be subdivided into two regions; the central region (segment 12-22) is flattened whereas the posterior region is long and semicylindrical. Gills are present from segment 9 onwards. Colour: orange to deep red.
This bristle worm can be found from the intertidal zone to 2013 m depth; prefers sea grass beds and sand, mud and gravel substrates. The burrows are long and lined with mucus; usually 10-15 cm deep in the sediment.
Synonymised names;
Aricia arctica Hansen, 1878 (subjective synonym)
Aricia muelleri Rathke, 1843 (subjective synonym)
Lumbricus armiger Müller, 1776
Scoloplos (Scoloplos) armiger (Müller, 1776) (superseded nominal subgenus)
Scoloplos canadensis McIntosh, 1901 (subjective synonym)
Scoloplos elongatus Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
Scoloplos jeffreysii McIntosh, 1905 (subjective synonym)
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Scoloplos armiger trioculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1962 accepted as Leodamas tribulosus (Ehlers, 1897) (subjective synonym)
Scoloplos armiger is red or reddish brown in colour. The head part is pointed without any visible appendages.The rest of the body consists of numerous segments and can be subdivided into two regions; the central region (segment 12-22) is flattened whereas the posterior region is long and semicylindrical. Gills are present from segment 9 onwards. Colour: orange to deep red.
This bristle worm can be found from the intertidal zone to 2013 m depth; prefers sea grass beds and sand, mud and gravel substrates. The burrows are long and lined with mucus; usually 10-15 cm deep in the sediment.
Synonymised names;
Aricia arctica Hansen, 1878 (subjective synonym)
Aricia muelleri Rathke, 1843 (subjective synonym)
Lumbricus armiger Müller, 1776
Scoloplos (Scoloplos) armiger (Müller, 1776) (superseded nominal subgenus)
Scoloplos canadensis McIntosh, 1901 (subjective synonym)
Scoloplos elongatus Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
Scoloplos jeffreysii McIntosh, 1905 (subjective synonym)
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Scoloplos armiger trioculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1962 accepted as Leodamas tribulosus (Ehlers, 1897) (subjective synonym)
