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Species of annelid worm

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

Aphelochaeta striata 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 the Gulf of Nicoya. It is characterised by possessing a narrow body and transverse blue stripes across the venter of its setigers 5 through 8 (visible via methyl green staining).

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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Aphelochaeta striata


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