Poecilochaetidae | |
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Poecilochaetus serpens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Order: | Spionida |
Family: | Poecilochaetidae Hannerz, 1956[1] |
Genera | |
Poecilochaetus Claparède in Ehlers, 1875 |
Poecilochaetidae is a family of marine worms within the Polychaeta. It is a monotypic family containing the single genus Poecilochaetus. Members of this family are benthic worms that burrow into soft sediments.[2]