Biology:Petta (polychaete genus)

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Short description: Genus of annelids


Petta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Polychaeta
Subclass:
Palpata
Order:
Suborder:
Family:
Genus:
Petta

Malmgren, 1866
Species

4, see text.

Petta is a genus in the polychaete family Pectinariidae.

Systematics

There are currently four recognized species in the genus[1]

  • Petta assimilis - McIntosh, 1885[2]
  • Petta pellucida - (Ehlers, 1887)[3]
  • Petta pusilla - Malmgren, 1866[4]
  • Petta tenuis - Caullery, 1944[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13899339 entry