Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Variegated Scale Worm
Malmgreniella variegata
Variegated Scale Worm
Category: Scale Worms
Scientific Name: Malmgreniella variegata
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Gulf of America
Annelida (Phylum) Segmented Worms
└Polychaeta (Class) Polychaete Worms
 └Errantia (Subclass)
  └Phyllodocida (Order)
   └Polynoidae (Family) Scale Worms
    └Malmgreniella (Genus)
     └M. variegata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 421037🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1144294🔗

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