Phyllodoce (worm)
For other uses, see Phyllodoce (disambiguation).
| Phyllodoce | |
|---|---|
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| Phyllodoce lineata with everted proboscis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Aciculata |
| Family: | Phyllodocidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818 |
| Type species | |
| Phyllodoce laminosa Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 | |
Phyllodoce is a genus of polychaete worms, which contains about 120 species.[1] The prostomium bears eyes, two pairs of antennae and a pair of large retractile nuchal organs.[2] The eversible proboscis is clearly divided into two parts.[2]
References
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Data related to Phyllodoce (Phyllodocidae) at Wikispecies -
Media related to Phyllodoce (Polychaeta) at Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ World Register of Marine Species link: Phyllodoce (+species list)
- 1 2 Pleijel, Fredrik (1991). "Phylogeny and classification of the Phyllodocidae (Polychaeta)". Zoologica Scripta. 20 (3): 225–261. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00289.x.
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