Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Harmothoe imbricata (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
Scale Worm | |
Annelida: Polychaeta: Phyllodocida: Aphroditiformia: Polynoidae | |
Geographic Range: Pt. Barrow, AK to southern California; circumpolar. | Synonyms: |
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 19 Jan 2008. |
Description: Color quite variable, usually a shade of brown. With 15 pairs of dorsal scales (elytra), ventral setae with bifid tips.. |
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 19 Jan 2008. |