''Poecilochaetus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of marine worms within the Polychaeta. It is the only genus in the

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

family

Poecilochaetidae Poecilochaetidae is a family of marine worms within the Polychaeta. It is a monotypic family containing the single genus '' Poecilochaetus''. Members of this family are benthic The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of ...

. Members of this genus are

benthic The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning "the depths". ...

worms that burrow into soft sediments.

Species

The

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3901511 Annelid genera Canalipalpata