Pectinate Ophryotrocha [Ophryotrocha pectinata]
Description
Ophryotrocha pectinata is a marine bristle worm species found in the Pacific Ocean. The species has a segmented body with a pair of long, slender palps on the head and a pair of parapodia on each body segment. The species is known to inhabit areas with organic pollution and is a scavenger by nature.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Segmented Worms
Annelida
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Polychaetes
Polychaeta
|
| Order |
Eunicida
Eunicida
|
| Family |
Bobbit worms
Eunicidae
|
| Genus |
Ophryotrocha
Ophryotrocha
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