DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Lepidonotus cristatus
- Usual depth2–10 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Polynoe (Lepidonotus) cristata, Polynoe cristata, Polynoe tumorifera
Similar species
Dark-marked Scale WormLepidonotus melanogrammus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 28 open-data records from 1876 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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