Dimorphilus gyrociliatus
Dimorphilus gyrociliatus
Classification
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Eunicida
- Family
- Dinophilidae
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia which bear many chitinous bristles called chaetae, hence their name. More than 10,000 species have been described in this diverse and widespread class; in addition to inhabiting all of the world's oceans, polychaetes occur at all ocean depths, from planktonic species living near the surface, to a small undescribed species observed through a ROV at the deepest region in the Earth's oceans, Challenger Deep.
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Distribution
Sources and credits
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