A family

Family

In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...

 of scaled Polychaete

Polychaete

The Polychaeta or polychaetes are a class of annelid worms, generally marine. Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are made of chitin. Indeed, polychaetes are sometimes referred to as bristle worms. More than 10,000...

 worms known as the "scale worms". Short and flat, specimens reach as much as 20 cm in length and 10 cm width. An almost-constant number of small segments is the norm. They are covered by scales, technically termed elytra.
They are active hunters, but generally dwell in protected environments such as under stones.

Genera

• Adyte
  Adyte assimilis
  Adyte assimilis is a marine polychaete scale worm in the family Polynoidae.-Description:A. assimilis is colourless or yellowish, up to thirty millimetres long, and has a dark band running down its back. It has fifteen pairs of scales or elytrae which cover the length of the body. These are...
  
  
• Alentia
• Alentiana
• Allmaniella
• Andresia
• Antinoana
• Antinoe
• Antinoella
• Arcteobia
• Arctonoe
• Arctonoella
• Australaugeneria
• Austrolaenilla
• Barrukia
• Bathyadmetella
• Bathymoorea
• Benhamipolynoe
• Branchinotogluma
• Branchiplicatus
• Branchipolynoe
• Bouchiria
• Bylgides
• Cervilia
• Chaetacanthus
• Dilepidonotus
• Drieschella
• Drieschia
• Enipo
• Eucranta
• Eulagisca
• Eunoe
• Euphione
• Eupnionella
• Frennia

• Gastrolepidia
• Gattyana
• Gorekia
• Grubeopolynoe
• Halosydna
• Halosydnella
• Halosydnopsis
• Harmothoe
  Harmothoe
  Harmothoe is a genus of marine Polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae. The name comes from an Amazon.-Species:Harmothoe includes following species:-References:*...
  
  
• Hartmania
• Hemilepidia
• Herdmanella
• Hermadion
• Hermenia
• Hesperonoe
• Heteropolynoe
• Hololepida
• Hololepidella
• Hyperhalosydna
• Intoshella
• Iphione
• Iphionella
• Kermadecella
• Lagisca
• Lepidasthenia
• Lepidastheniella
• Lepidofimbria
• Lepidogyra
• Lepidonotopodium
• Lepidonotus
• Leucia
• Levensteiniella
• Lucopia
• Macellicephala

• Macellicephaloides
• Macelloides
• Malmgrenia
• Malmgreniella
• Melaenis
• Nemidia
• Neohololepidella
• Paradyte
• Parahalosydna
• Parahololepidella
• Paralepidonotus
• Perolepis
• Phyllohartmania
• Phyllosheila
• Podarmus
• Polyeunoa
• Polynoe
• Polynoella
• Pottsiscalisetotus
• Pseudohalosydna
• Pseudopolynoe
• Robertianella
• Scalisetosus
• Sheila
• Subadyte
• Telolepidasthena
• Tenonia
• Thermiphione
• Thermopolynoe
• Thormora
• Uncopolynoe

External links

• http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/research/georges_bank/Species_List/Polynoidae.htm
• http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/taxinfo/browse/family/polynoidae.htm
• Animal Diversity Web