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Aphelochaeta guimondi

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Aphelochaeta guimondi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Cirratulidae
Genus: Aphelochaeta
Species:
A. guimondi
Binomial name
Aphelochaeta guimondi
Dean & Blake, 2016

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

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  1. ^ 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.