''Rhodine'' is a genus of
capitellid segmented worm
The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecol ...
s in the family
Maldanidae
Maldanidae is a family of more than 200 species of Marine life, marine polychaetes commonly known as bamboo worms or maldanid worms. They belong to the order Capitellida, in the phylum Annelida. They are most closely related to family Arenicolidae ...
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Morphology
''Rhodine'' worms have a head with a transverse ridge on the posterior part of their
peristomium; their
neurochaetae begin on the fifth chaetiger (i.e. any segment with
chaetae); they present double rows of uncini in median and posterior chaetigers; they have an indeterminate number of chaetigers; and their posterior segments have posteriorly directed collars.
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Annelid genera
Polychaete genera