Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean 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)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Phyllodocida (Order)
  └Polynoidae (Family)
   └Malmgreniella (Genus)

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Variegated Scale Worm



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