Acoetidae is a
family
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of
polychaete
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine Annelid, annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called c ...
worms in the
order
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Phyllodocida
Phyllodocida is an order of polychaete worms in the subclass Aciculata. These worms are mostly marine, though some are found in brackish water. Most are active benthic creatures, moving over the surface or burrowing in sediments, or living in cr ...
.
Genera
* ''
Acoetes'' Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832
* ''
Euarche'' Ehlers, 1887
* ''
Eupanthalis'' McIntosh, 1876
* ''
Eupolyodontes'' Buchanan, 1894
* ''
Neopanthalis'' Strelzov, 1968
* ''
Panthalis'' Kinberg, 1856
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Polyodontes
''Polyodontes'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the order (biology), order Phyllodocida.
Species
* ''Polyodontes atromarginatus'' Horst, 1917
* ''Polyodontes australiensis'' (McIntosh, 1885)
* ''Polyodontes frankenbergi'' Pettibone, 1989
* ' ...
'' Renieri in Blainville, 1828
* ''
Zachsiella'' Buzhinskaja, 1982
References
World Register of Marine Species
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Phyllodocida
Annelid families