Scolelepis (Scolelepis) squamata (O.F. Müller, 1806)

Siddique, Alfisa, Purushothaman, Jasmine, Bhowal, Aishee & Mandal, Sumit, 2021, Distribution and diversity of Polychaeta (Phylum: Annelida) in the Northern coastal waters of Bay of Bengal, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (4), pp. 453-463 : 458

15. Scolelepis (Scolelepis) squamata (O.F. Müller, 1806)

1806. Lumbricus squamatus Müller, Havniae [Copenhague], N. Christensen. Volumen quartum: [1–5], 39, pl. CLV, figs. 1–5.

2006. Scolelepis (Scolelepis) squamata Delgado-Blas, Contrib. Zool. , 75 (1/2): 76–79, fig. 1a–q.

Diagnosis: Body about 2 cm long.Prostomium pointed anteriorly with six eyes in a row and a well-developed occipital keel extending up to setiger 2. Notopodial lamellae fused with branchiae anteriorly, auricular and remaining free posteriorly. Bidentate neuropodial hooded hooks from setiger 30-35 onwards, notopodial hooks appearing more posteriorly. A pair of long, stout and coiled palps. Branchia commences from 2 nd setiger to the posterior end ( Venkataraman et al., 2012).

Distribution: India - Vellar Estuary and nearshore waters of Porto Novo (Parangipettai) ( Srikrishnadhas, 1987), West coast of India from Cape Comorin to Dwarka ( Joydas & Damodaran, 2009), Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( Rajasekaran & Fernando, 2012). World – Aegean and Ionian Seas ( Greece and Eastern Mediterranean Sea) ( Simboura et al., 2000), Red Sea, Arabian Gulf ( Wehe & Fiege, 2002).