Eunoe pallida is a scale worm known from the Indian Ocean, in the Persian Gulf, Andaman Sea, and off Nias, Sumatra at a depths of 45–614m.[2]

Eunoe pallida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Polynoidae
Genus: Eunoe
Species:
E. pallida
Binomial name
Eunoe pallida
(Ehlers, 1908)[1]

Description

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Number of segments 37; elytra 15–16 pairs. No distinct pigmentation pattern. prostomium anterior margin comprising a pair of acute anterior projections. Lateral antennae inserted ventrally (beneath prostomium and median antenna). Notochaetae distinctly thicker than neurochaetae. Bidentate neurochaetae absent.[3]

Commensalism

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E. pallida is commensal; its host taxa are sea stars and possibly sea cucumbers.

References

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  1. ^ Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Eunoe pallida (Ehlers, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333360
  2. ^ Ehlers, Ernst. (1908). Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1-168. IN: Chun, Carl (Ed.). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899. 16(1): 1-168, plates I-XXIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18687
  3. ^ Fauchald, K.; Wilson, R.S. (2003). "Polynoidae (Polychaeta)-A DELTA database of genera, and Australian species". In R.S. Wilson; P.A. Hutchings; C. J. Glasby (eds.). Polychaetes: An Interactive Identification Guide. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.