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Verrucapelma retusa is a scale worm known from northern Australia, the Timor Sea and the Coral Sea from shallow water to depths of about 20 m.[2]
| Verrucapelma retusa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Polynoidae |
| Genus: | Verrucapelma |
| Species: | V. retusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Verrucapelma retusa Hanley & Burke, 1991[1] | |
Verrucapelma retusa is a short-bodied worm with 35–36 segments and 15 pairs of elytra which bear a marginal fringe of papillae. The dorsum is covered with bands of brown-grey, which becomes fainter posteriorly. Lateral antennae are positioned beneath (ventral) on the prostomium. the notochaetae are about as thick as the neurochaetae. Neurochaetae with bidentate tips are also present.[2][3]
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