Poecilochaetus
| Poecilochaetus | |
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| Poecilochaetus serpens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Spionida |
| Family: | Poecilochaetidae |
| Genus: | Poecilochaetus Hannerz, 1956[1] |
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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[edit]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:-[1]
- 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
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (2000). Polychaetes & Allies: The Southern Synthesis. Csiro Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-643-06571-0.