Lepidonotus sp.02 scale worm

Lepidonotus sp.02is commonly referred to as scale worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

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lexID:: 7548
AphiaID:: 0

Scientific:: Lepidonotus sp.02
German:: Schuppenwurm
English:: Scale Worm

Category:: Sea Worms

Family tree:: Lepidonotus (Genus) > sp.02 (Species)

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia
Size:: 1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: omnivore
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Lepidonotus adspersus
Lepidonotus aeololepis
Lepidonotus albopustulatus
Lepidonotus ambigua
Lepidonotus angustus
Lepidonotus antillarum
Lepidonotus arenosus
Lepidonotus austera
Lepidonotus australiensis
Lepidonotus australis
Lepidonotus banksi
Lepidonotus bicornis
Lepidonotus bowerbanki
Lepidonotus brasiliensis
Lepidonotus braziliensis
Lepidonotus brevicornis
Lepidonotus brunneus
Lepidonotus caelorus
Lepidonotus caeruleus
Lepidonotus carinulatus
Lepidonotus cirratus
Lepidonotus citrifrons
Lepidonotus clava
Lepidonotus cristatus
Lepidonotus crosslandi
Lepidonotus cryptocephalus
Lepidonotus durbanensis
Lepidonotus elongatus
Lepidonotus fiordlandicus
Lepidonotus furcillatus
Lepidonotus fusicirrus
Lepidonotus glaber
Lepidonotus glaucus
Lepidonotus hainanicus
Lepidonotus havaicus
Lepidonotus hedleyi
Lepidonotus helotypus
Lepidonotus hermenioides
Lepidonotus heterosetosus
Lepidonotus hupferi
Lepidonotus impatiens
Lepidonotus jacksoni
Lepidonotus javanicus
Lepidonotus lacteus
Lepidonotus lissolepis
Lepidonotus magnatuberculata
Lepidonotus malayanus
Lepidonotus margaritaceus
Lepidonotus melanogrammus
Dunkel-gemusterter Schuppenwurm
Lepidonotus nesophilus
Lepidonotus oculatus
Schuppenwurm
Lepidonotus onisciformis
Lepidonotus panamensis
Lepidonotus pellucidus
Lepidonotus permixturus
Lepidonotus polychromus
Lepidonotus purpureus
Lepidonotus pustulatus
Lepidonotus rossii
Lepidonotus ruber
Lepidonotus sagamianus
Lepidonotus salvati
Lepidonotus savignyi
Lepidonotus scanlandi
Lepidonotus scoticensis
Lepidonotus semisculptus
Lepidonotus semitectus
Lepidonotus setosior
Lepidonotus simplicipes
Lepidonotus spiculus
Lepidonotus spinosus
Lepidonotus squamatus
Schuppenwurm
Lepidonotus stellatus
Lepidonotus stephensoni
Lepidonotus sublevis
Lepidonotus suluensis
Lepidonotus tenuisetosus
Lepidonotus tomentosus
Lepidonotus torresiensis
Lepidonotus vandersandei
Lepidonotus variabilis
Lepidonotus wahlbergi
Lepidonotus willeyi
Lepidonotus yorkianus

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-09-21 12:46:31
Last edit:: 2014-09-21 12:46:31

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Lepidonotus sp

This scale worm is a common tropical and sub-tropical species of Lepidonotus.It's probably L. melanogrammus. The colour is variable,scales can be solid in different shades of black, brown, green, and red or spotted.

It is usually found under or between rocks.

The name Scale worme refers to the scales on the dorsal side of this species.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Aphroditiformia (Suborder) > Polynoidae (Family) > Lepidonotinae (Subfamily) > Lepidonotus (Genus)

External links

Discover Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Port Phillip Marine Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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