Harmothoe extenuata scale worm,fifteen-scaled worm

Harmothoe extenuatais commonly referred to as scale worm,fifteen-scaled worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Harmothoe extenuata © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 6547
AphiaID:: 130762

Scientific:: Harmothoe extenuata
German:: Schuppenwurm
English:: Scale Worm,fifteen-scaled Worm

Category:: Sea Worms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Polynoidae (Family) > Harmothoe (Genus) > extenuata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Grube, ), 1840

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Canada , East-Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, South-Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, West-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: 1.18" - 2.76" (3cm - 7cm)
Temperature:: 41 °F - 77 °F (5°C - 25°C)
Food:: Carrion, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Harmothoe abyssicola
Harmothoe aculeata
Harmothoe acuminata
Harmothoe aequespina
Harmothoe africana
Harmothoe anoculata
Harmothoe antarctica
Harmothoe antilopes
Harmothoe areolata
Harmothoe asiatica
Harmothoe aspera
Harmothoe assimilis
Harmothoe atra
Harmothoe augeneri
Harmothoe australis
Harmothoe balboensis
Harmothoe bellani
Harmothoe benthaliana
Harmothoe benthophila
Harmothoe beringiana
Harmothoe borealis
Harmothoe branchiata
Harmothoe campoglacialis
Harmothoe capensis
Harmothoe capitulifera
Harmothoe casabullicola
Harmothoe cascabullicola
Harmothoe cedrici
Harmothoe charlottae
Harmothoe ciliata
Harmothoe cilielytris
Harmothoe clavigera
Harmothoe coeliaca
Harmothoe commensalis
Harmothoe cornuta
Harmothoe craigsmithi
Harmothoe crassicirrata
Harmothoe crosetensis
Harmothoe crucis
Harmothoe cylindrica
Harmothoe dannyi
Harmothoe dearborni
Harmothoe derjugini
Harmothoe dictyophora
Harmothoe dinardensis
Harmothoe discoveryae
Harmothoe eltanina
Harmothoe ernesti
Harmothoe evei
Harmothoe exanthema
Harmothoe extenuata
Schuppenwurm
Harmothoe fernandi
Harmothoe flaccida
Harmothoe forcipata
Harmothoe fragilis
Harmothoe fraserthomsoni
Harmothoe fratherthomsoni
Harmothoe fuligineum
Harmothoe fullo
Harmothoe fusca
Harmothoe fuscaspinae
Harmothoe gilchristi
Harmothoe glabra
Harmothoe globifera
Harmothoe globosa
Harmothoe glomerosa
Harmothoe gordae
Harmothoe goreensis
Harmothoe grisea
Harmothoe gruzovi
Harmothoe hanleyi
Harmothoe helderensis
Harmothoe hirsuta
Harmothoe hollisi
Harmothoe holothuricola
Harmothoe hyalonemae
Harmothoe imbricata
Gemeiner Schuppenwurm
Harmothoe impar
Harmothoe ingolfiana
Harmothoe johnstoni
Harmothoe joubini
Harmothoe juvenalis
Harmothoe kieliensis
Harmothoe lanceocirrata
Harmothoe liaoi
Harmothoe longidentis
Harmothoe longisetis
Harmothoe macginitiei
Harmothoe macnabi
Harmothoe macquoriensis
Harmothoe macrolepidota
Harmothoe madrynensis
Harmothoe magellanica
Harmothoe mariannae
Harmothoe melanicornis
Harmothoe meteroae
Harmothoe mexicana
Harmothoe micraspis
Harmothoe muiri
Harmothoe multisetosa
Harmothoe norvegica
Harmothoe notochaetosa
Harmothoe oculinarum
Harmothoe pagenstecheri
Harmothoe panamensis
Harmothoe paxtoni
Harmothoe pentactae
Harmothoe picta
Harmothoe pokoui
Harmothoe praeclara
Harmothoe profunda
Harmothoe propinqua
Harmothoe pulchella
Harmothoe quadriceps
Harmothoe quadrituberculata
Harmothoe rarispina
Harmothoe reticulata
Harmothoe rottnestensis
Harmothoe ruthae
Harmothoe saldanha
Harmothoe sanctaehelenae
Harmothoe serrata
Harmothoe setosissima
Harmothoe sexdentata
Harmothoe sinensis
Harmothoe spinifera
Harmothoe spinosa
Harmothoe spongicola
Harmothoe stephensoni
Harmothoe sylliformia
Harmothoe synaptae
Harmothoe tahitiensis
Harmothoe talismani
Harmothoe tenebricosa
Harmothoe tenuisetis
Harmothoe triannulata
Harmothoe tridestinensis
Harmothoe trimaculata
Harmothoe turbinata
Harmothoe vagabunda
Harmothoe vesicudenta
Harmothoe vesiculosa
Harmothoe villosa
Harmothoe vinogradovae
Harmothoe viridis
Harmothoe viscayensis
Harmothoe vittata
Harmothoe vossae
Harmothoe waahli
Harmothoe watsoni
Harmothoe westoni
Harmothoe yendoi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-29 16:09:14
Last edit:: 2013-12-29 16:09:14

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Harmothoe extenuata (Grube, 1840)

The scale worm Harmothoe extenuata has 15 pair of scales.The body colour is variable, from grey to red, with plain or patterned scales.It can be found under rocks and crevices.

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

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seawater (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Harmothoe extenuata © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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