Biology:Admetella brevis
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Short description: Species of annelid worm
| Admetella brevis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Polynoidae |
| Genus: | Admetella |
| Species: | A. brevis
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| Binomial name | |
| Admetella brevis Levenstein, 1978[1]
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Admetella brevis is a scale worm known from the Hjort Trench in the south-west Pacific Ocean at a depth of 5760m.[2]
Description
Admetella brevis has 50 segments and 20 pairs of elytra, with light beige body pigmentation. The lateral antennae are inserted ventrally (beneath prostomium and median antenna), with auxiliary appendages at base of lateral antennae present. Bidentate neurochaetae are absent.[3]
References
- ↑ Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Admetella brevis Levenstein, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326220
- ↑ Levenstein, R. Ya. (1978). Annelida (Polychaeta) from the Deep Waters of the Pacific Region of Antarctic]. Transactions of the P.P.Shirov Institute of Oceanology Academy. of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. 113: 73-87. page(s): 78
- ↑ Fauchald, K.; Wilson, R.S. (2003). "Polynoidae (Polychaeta)-A DELTA database of genera, and Australian species". in R.S. Wilson. Polychaetes: An Interactive Identification Guide. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.
Wikidata ☰ Q2447565 entry
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