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Fifteen Scaled Worm

Harmothoe imbricata (Linnaeus 1767)

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Harmothoe imbricata (Fifteen Scaled Worm) is a species of segmented worms in the family polynoid scaleworms. They are biodiffusors. They have parental care. Reproduction is iteroparous, gonochoristic, and semelparous. They are swimmers.

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  • URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/MOB_SWIM
  • Definition: An organism that moves through the water column via movements of its fins, legs or appendages, via undulatory movements of the body or via jet propulsion; includes pelagic phases during reproduction (swarming at the surface)
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of fifteen-scaled worm. View this species on GBIF