Aphelochaeta praeacuta
| Aphelochaeta praeacuta | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification   | |
| 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.[1]
References
- ^ 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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