| Parasclerocheilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Opheliida |
| Family: | Scalibregmatidae |
| Genus: | Parasclerocheilus Fauvel, 1928 |
Parasclerocheilus is a genus of worms in the family, Scalibregmatidae, first described by Pierre Fauvel in 1928.
They are segmented marine worms, living on the sea bottom in mud at depths of about 400 m.
There are three species in the genus:
- Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel, 1928
- Parasclerocheilus capensis Day, 1961
- Parasclerocheilus parva
References
- ^ "Parasclerocheilus Fauvel, 1928". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- Pierre Fauvel (1928). "Annélides Polychètes nouvelles de l'Inde. II". Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (in French). 34 (2): 159–165. ISSN 1148-8425. Wikidata Q111091371.
- "maggot worms - Encyclopedia of Life: Parasclerocheilus Fauvel 1928". eol.org. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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| Parasclerocheilus | |