Biology:Benthoscolex

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Short description: Genus of annelids


Benthoscolex
Benthoscolex seisuiae
Scientific classification e
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Horst, 1912
Type species
Benthoscolex coecus
Horst, 1912
Species

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3919362 entry