Canalipalpata [Canalipalpata]
Description
Canalipalpata, also known as bristle-footed annelids or fan-head worms, includes polychaetes with specialized feeding structures called palps which are often grooved or feathered for filter feeding. This order contains families like Sabellidae (feather duster worms) which are sedentary, tube-dwelling organisms filtering plankton from the water.
Families
Acrocirrids [Acrocirridae]
View DetailsAlvinellids [Alvinellidae]
View DetailsAphroditids [Aphroditidae]
View DetailsChaetopterids [Chaetopteridae]
View DetailsCirratulids [Cirratulidae]
View DetailsCossurids [Cossuridae]
View DetailsFauveliopsids [Fauveliopsidae]
View DetailsFlabelligerids [Flabelligeridae]
View DetailsGlycerids [Glyceridae]
View DetailsHesionids [Hesionidae]
View DetailsLumbrinerids [Lumbrineridae]
View DetailsMaldanids [Maldanidae]
View DetailsOweniids [Oweniidae]
View DetailsPectinariids [Pectinariidae]
View DetailsPoecilochaetids [Poecilochaetidae]
View DetailsPolyodontids [Polyodontidae]
View DetailsSiboglinids [Siboglinidae]
View DetailsSpionids [Spionidae]
View DetailsSternaspids [Sternaspidae]
View DetailsTerebellids [Terebellidae]
View DetailsTrichobranchids [Trichobranchidae]
View DetailsTaxonomy
| Phylum |
Segmented Worms
Annelida
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|---|---|
| Class |
Polychaetes
Polychaeta
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Statistics
- Families 21