''Subadyte'' is a genus of marine Polychaeta, polychaete worms belonging to the family Polynoidae, the scaleworms. Eight species of ''Subadyte'' are recognised and the genus is known to occur widely in the world's oceans from the intertidal zone to depths of about 1200 m.
[Pettibone, Marian H. 1969. Review of some species referred to Scalisetosus McIntosh (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 82: 1–30., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3412][Hanley, J.R. & Burke, M. (1991) Polychaeta Polynoidae: Scaleworms of the Chesterfield Island and Fairway Reefs, Coral Sea. In: A. Crosnier (ed.), Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 8. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie 151, 9–82. ]
Description
''Subadyte'' are short-bodied worms with around 35–41 segments and 15–16 pairs of Elytron (Annelida), elytra. The lateral antennae are positioned ventrally on the prostomium, directly beneath the median antenna and the Chaeta, neurochaetae bear bidentate tips.
Species
As at October 2020 ''Subadyte'' contains eight species:
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