Aphelochaeta guimondi
Appearance
Aphelochaeta guimondi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Order: | Terebellida |
Family: | Cirratulidae |
Genus: | Aphelochaeta |
Species: | A. guimondi
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Binomial name | |
Aphelochaeta guimondi Dean & Blake, 2016
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Aphelochaeta guimondi is a species of bitentaculate cirratulidan first found in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, at a shallow subtidal depth of about 11 to 26 metres (36 to 85 ft) in the Gulf of Nicoya. It is characterised by possessing a wide dorsal trough in its thorax and hirsute capillaries.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Dean, Harlan K., and James A. Blake. "Aphelochaeta (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with a description of five new species." Zootaxa 4103.2 (2016): 101-116.