Lepidonotus
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| Lepidonotus | |
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| Lepidonotus squamatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Polynoidae |
| Genus: | Lepidonotus Leach, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Aphrodita clava Montagu, 1808 | |
Lepidonotus is a genus of marine annelids in the family Polynoidae (scale worms). The genus occurs globally and includes 80 species, usually found in shallow waters down to about 80 metres.[1]