The scale worms have been believed to be descendants of a different species that invaded the deep-sea millions of years ago. The species then diverged to colonize different habitats including … Meer weergeven

The Polynoidae family has been found in intertidal waters to the deep sea. They have also been found in chemosynthesis-based … Meer weergeven

Polynoidae is a monophyletic group and within it, there are paraphyletic groups. The family Polynoidae is the most species-rich family of the scale worms, ranging from bioluminescence worms to transparent worms. The bioluminescence comes from … Meer weergeven

Eulagisca gigantea is one of the largest scale worms getting up to 20 centimeters in size. The scale worms are characterized by their … Meer weergeven

Like most Annelids, the family Polynoidae goes through indirect development with a trochophore larvae. The larvae of the Polynoidae … Meer weergeven

Most scale worms are known to have different sexes seen through different number of nephridial papillae. While they do have separate sexes, sometimes hermaphroditism … Meer weergeven

• Pettibone, M. H. (1997). "Revision of the scaleworm genus Eulagisca Mcintosh (Polychaeta: Polynoidae) with the erection of the subfamily Eulagiscinae and the new genus Pareulagisca" Meer weergeven