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Poecilochaetus

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Poecilochaetus
Poecilochaetus serpens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Spionida
Family: Poecilochaetidae
Genus: Poecilochaetus
Hannerz, 1956[1]
Species

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

Species

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The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:-[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fauchald, Kristian (2008). Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Poecilochaetus Claparède in Ehlers, 1875". 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.