Giant scale worm
Eunoe nodosa (M. Sars, 1861)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eunoe nodosa (M. Sars, 1861)
- Name authority
- (M. Sars, 1861)
- Common name
- Giant scale worm
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Phyllodocida
- Family
- Polynoidae
- Genus
- Eunoe
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumAnnelida
- classPolychaeta Grube, 1850
- subclassErrantia Audouin & H Milne Edwards, 1832
- orderPhyllodocida Dales, 1962
- suborderAphroditiformia Levinsen, 1883
- familyPolynoidae Kinberg, 1856
- subfamilyPolynoinae Kinberg, 1856
- genusEunoe Malmgren, 1865
- speciesEunoe nodosa (M. Sars, 1861)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eunoe. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eunoe assimilis McIntosh, 1924 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe barbata Moore, 1910 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe brunnea Hartman, 1978 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe clarki Pettibone, 1951 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe eura Chamberlin, 1919 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe hozawai Okuda, 1939 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe kermadeca Kirkegaard, 1995 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe mammiloba Czerniavsky, 1882 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe oerstedi Malmgren, 1865 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe pallida (Ehlers, 1908) | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe purpurea Treadwell, 1936 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eunoe rhizoicola Hartmann-Schröder, 1962 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eunoe islandica Hansen, 1878 Hansen, 1878 | synonym |
| Harmothoe (Eunoe) nodosa (Sars, 1861) (Sars, 1861) | synonym |
| Polynoe spinulosa Hansen, 1882 Hansen, 1882 | synonym |
| Polynoe nodosa Sars, 1861 Sars, 1861 | ambiguous synonym |
| Polynoe (Eunoe) islandica Hansen, 1878 Hansen, 1878 | synonym |
| Harmothoe nodosa (M. Sars, 1861) (M. Sars, 1861) | synonym |
| Eunoa nodosa (M. Sars, 1861) (M. Sars, 1861) | synonym |
| Lepidonotus pharetratus Johnston, 1865 Johnston, 1865 | synonym |
| Polynoe foraminifera Hansen, 1882 Hansen, 1882 | synonym |
| Antinoe zetlandica Lankester, 1866 Lankester, 1866 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Malmgren, & Anders Johan. (1865). Nordiska Hafs-Annulater. [part one of three]. Öfversigt Af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm, 22. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3CG47. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.