Biology:Haplosyllis agelas

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Short description: Species of polychaete

Haplosyllis agelas
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Syllidae
Genus: Haplosyllis
Species:
H. agelas
Binomial name
Haplosyllis agelas
Uebelacker, 1982

Haplosyllis agelas is a species of polychaete worm in the family Syllidae,[1] found in the Bahamas.[2] Its host is the demosponge Agelas dispar, of which the species epithet is named after.[1][2][3]

Description

H. agelas is orange-yellow in colour and grows to about 1 to 2 cm in length, with a width of 0.6 to 1 mm.[2] It has four small, lentigerous, red eyes and large palps.[3]

References

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