''Parasagitta'' is a

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of arrow worms (phylum

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) in the

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Sagittidae. At one time these arrow worms were classified in the genus ''

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''.

Species

The

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includes the following species in the genus: *'' Parasagitta chilensis'' (Villenas & Palma, 2006) *'' Parasagitta elegans'' (Verrill, 1873) *'' Parasagitta euneritica'' (Alvariño, 1961) *'' Parasagitta friderici'' (Ritter-Záhony, 1911) *'' Parasagitta megalophthalma'' (Dallot & Ducret, 1969) *'' Parasagitta peruviana'' (Sund, 1961) *'' Parasagitta popovicii'' (Sund, 1961) *'' Parasagitta setosa'' (Müller, 1847) *'' Parasagitta tenuis'' (Conant, 1896)

References

Chaetognatha Protostome genera {{Chaetognatha-stub