Poecilochaetidae

Poecilochaetidae
Poecilochaetus serpens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Spionida
Family:
Hannerz, 1956[1]
Genera

Poecilochaetus Claparède in Ehlers, 1875

Poecilochaetidae is a family of marine worms within the Polychaeta. It is a monotypic family containing the single genus Poecilochaetus. Members of this family are benthic worms that burrow into soft sediments.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fauchald, Kristian (2008). Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Poecilochaetidae: Hannerz, 1956". World Polychaeta Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (2000). Polychaetes & Allies: The Southern Synthesis. Csiro Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-643-06571-0.
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