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Poecilochaetus
Sign in to savePoecilochaetus 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassPolychaeta
- OrderSpionida
- FamilyPoecilochaetidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 213
- With media
- 41
- Family
- Poecilochaetidae
- Collections
- SIO, USNM, NCSM, CAS
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, Panama, Chile, New Caledonia, United States, Indonesia
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Poecilochaetidae
- Image
- Poecilochaetus serpens.jpg
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- Poecilochaetus
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- genus
- taxon author citation
- Claparède in Ehlers, 1875
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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.
==Species== The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:- Poecilochaetus australis Nonato, 1963 Poecilochaetus bermudensis Hartman, 1965 Poecilochaetus bifurcatus Imajima, 1989 Poecilochaetus clavatus Imajima, 1989 Poecilochaetus elongatus Imajima, 1989 Poecilochaetus exmouthensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1980 Poecilochaetus fauchaldi Pilato & Cantone, 1976 Poecilochaetus fulgoris Claparède in Ehlers, 1875 Poecilochaetus gallardoi Pilato & Cantone, 1976 Poecilochaetus granulatus Imajima, 1989 Poecilochaetus hystricosus Mackie, 1990 Poecilochaetus ishikariensis Imajima, 1989 Poecilochaetus japonicus Kitamori, 1965 Poecilochaetus johnsoni Hartman, 1939 Poecilochaetus koshikiensis Miura, 1988 Poecilochaetus magnus Imajima, 1989 Poecilochaetus martini Brantley, 2009 Poecilochaetus modestus Rullier, 1965 Poecilochaetus multibranchiatus Leon-Gonzalez, 1992 Poecilochaetus paratropicus Gallardo, 1968 Poecilochaetus perequensis Santos & Mackie, 2008 Poecilochaetus polycirratus Santos & Mackie, 2008 Poecilochaetus serpens Allen, 1904 Poecilochaetus spinulosus Mackie, 1990 Poecilochaetus tokyoensis Imajima, 1989 Poecilochaetus trachyderma Read, 1986 Poecilochaetus tricirratus Mackie, 1990 Poecilochaetus trilobatus Imajima, 1989 Poecilochaetus tropicus Okuda, 1937 Poecilochaetus vietnamita Gallardo, 1968 Poecilochaetus vitjazi Levenstein, 1962
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