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Orbinia papillosa

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Species of annelid worm

Orbinia papillosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Orbiniidae
Genus: Orbinia
Species: O. papillosa
Binomial name
Orbinia papillosa
(Ehlers, 1897)

Orbinia papillosa is a polychaete worm distributed throughout New Zealand. Orbinia papillosa has a small pointed head without eyes. Adults can grow in size to more than 100mm long, but are less than 2mm in width.

References

  1. Ehlers, Ernst (1907). "Neuseeländische Anneliden. II". Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse. Neue Folge. 5 (4): 3–31.
  2. ^ Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
Taxon identifiers
Orbinia papillosa


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