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Aphelochaeta praeacuta

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Species of annelid worm

Aphelochaeta praeacuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Cirratulidae
Genus: Aphelochaeta
Species: A. praeacuta
Binomial name
Aphelochaeta praeacuta
Dean & Blake, 2016

Aphelochaeta praeacuta is a species of bitentaculate cirratulidan first found in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, at a shallow subtidal depth of about 11 to 28 metres (36 to 92 ft) in Bahia Culebra. It is characterised by possessing a first peristomial annulation that extends as a dorsal crest over the second annulation and first setiger.

References

  1. Dean, Harlan K., and James A. Blake. "Aphelochaeta (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with a description of five new species." Zootaxa 4103.2 (2016): 101-116.

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Taxon identifiers
Aphelochaeta praeacuta


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