From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Best found at
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John Brown's Beach +
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Class
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Polychaeta +
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Common name is
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Red-banded commensal scaleworm +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Polynoidae +
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Genus
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Arctonoe +
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Order
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Phyllodocida +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Annelida +
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Scientific name is
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Arctonoe vittata +
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SpecificEpithet
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vittata +
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Summary
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This commensal scaleworm is commonly found … This commensal scaleworm is commonly found on the underside of [[Dermasterias imbricata|Leather star (''Dermasterias imbricata'')]] and [[Evasterias troscheli|Mottled star (''Evasterias troscheli'')]]. It is also found on a variety of other hosts, including sea cucumbers and [[Cryptochiton stelleri|Gumboot chiton (''Cryptochiton stelleri'')]].
''Arctonoe vittata'' defends its host, and keeps it somewhat cleaner.
''Arctonoe vittata'''s "red band" isn't always obvious, but when present is a good indication of the species at hand. Other species of Arctonoe generally have ruffled elytra.of Arctonoe generally have ruffled elytra. +
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Synonyms include
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Plynoe vittata +
, halosydna lordi +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 08:51:13 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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