Schizobranchia Affinis
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''Schizobranchia'' 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
feather duster worm Sabellidae, or feather duster worms, are a family of marine polychaete tube worms characterized by protruding feathery branchiae. Sabellids build tubes out of a tough, parchment-like exudate, strengthened with sand and bits of shell. Unlike th ...
. It is closely related to '' Pseudopotamilla'' and ''
Eudistylia ''Eudistylia'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms. The type species is ''Eudistylia gigantea'', now accepted as ''Eudistylia vancouveri''. This worm lives in a parchment-like tube with a single opening from which a crown of tentacles projects ...
'', and is distinguished by its dichotomously branched radioles.


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Sabellida Polychaete genera {{annelid-stub