Arctonoe pulchra

Red commensal scaleworm:

Red commensal scaleworm (Arctonoe pulchra): Much less common than Red-banded commensal scaleworm (Arctonoe vittata), but still quite a normal sight on the California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus), and an unusual find on other hosts. This species is most easily recognized when it is brick-red and living on California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus), but when it is paler and living on other hosts, it can still be identified by the absence of the dark band of Red-banded commensal scaleworm (Arctonoe vittata), or of the ruffled elytra margins of Arctonoe fragilis.

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References

Weblinks

• Rosario Beach Marine Lab page for Arctonoe pulchra
• WoRMS page for Arctonoe pulchra

• WoRMS Page for Arctonoe pulchra
• Search Arctos Database for Arctonoe pulchra (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Arctonoe pulchra (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Arctonoe pulchra
• iNaturalist Observations for Arctonoe pulchra in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Lamb Hanby 2005

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  Red commensal scaleworm (Arctonoe pulchra) on California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus)

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