Orbinia papillosa
Appearance
Orbinia papillosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Order: | incertae sedis |
Family: | Orbiniidae |
Genus: | Orbinia |
Species: | O. papillosa
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Binomial name | |
Orbinia papillosa (Ehlers, 1897)[1]
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Orbinia papillosa is a polychaete worm distributed throughout New Zealand.[2] Orbinia papillosa has a small pointed head without eyes.[2] Adults can grow in size to more than 100mm long, but are less than 2mm in width.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ehlers, Ernst (1907). "Neuseeländische Anneliden. II". Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse. Neue Folge. 5 (4): 3–31.
- ^ a b c Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-18.