Biology:Benthoscolex
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Short description: Genus of annelids
| Benthoscolex | |
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| Benthoscolex seisuiae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Family: | Amphinomidae |
| Genus: | Benthoscolex Horst, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Benthoscolex coecus Horst, 1912
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4 species (see text) | |
Benthoscolex is a genus of fireworms belonging to the family Amphinomidae.[1][2] The genus contains four species.[1]
Members of the genus have a flat, fusiform body and lack eyes. They are known mainly from deep-sea substrates.[2]
Species
The following species are recognised:[1]
- Benthoscolex coecus Horst, 1912 – Red Sea to the South Western Pacific Ocean
- Benthoscolex cubanus Hartman, 1942 – Caribbean Sea
- Benthoscolex microcarunculata (Treadwell, 1901)
- Benthoscolex seisuiae Jimi, Kimura, Ogawa & Kajihara, 2018 – Kumano Sea, Japan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Benthoscolex Horst, 1912". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324634.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jimi, N.; Kimura, T.; Ogawa, A.; Kajihara, H. (2018-02-19). "A new species of the rare, deep-sea polychaete genus Benthoscolex from the Sea of Kumano, Japan". ZooKeys 738: 81–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.738.22927. PMID 29670423. PMC 5904400. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/22927/. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q3919362 entry
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