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title: "Red-banded Commensal Scaleworm"
description: "Arctonoe vittata — Weitere Tiere. Arctonoe vittata is a species of scaled polychaete worms commonly known as a \"scale worm\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/red-banded-commensal-scaleworm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-banded Commensal Scaleworm

> Arctonoe vittata — Weitere Tiere. Arctonoe vittata is a species of scaled polychaete worms commonly known as a "scale worm".

- Scientific name: *Arctonoe vittata*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 344
- Wikidata: [Q2587099](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2587099)
- iNaturalist taxon: [122163](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122163)

## Names

- en: Red-banded Commensal Scaleworm

## Countries with the most observations

US (235), CA (62)

## Summary

Arctonoe vittata is a species of scaled polychaete worms commonly known as a "scale worm". This species often lives as a commensal of another marine animal.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctonoe_vittata

## Photo

![Red-banded Commensal Scaleworm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-banded-commensal-scaleworm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Randal · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41799561

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-banded-commensal-scaleworm?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).