Aphelochaeta zebra
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| Aphelochaeta zebra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Terebellida |
| Family: | Cirratulidae |
| Genus: | Aphelochaeta |
| Species: | A. zebra |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphelochaeta zebra Dean & Blake, 2016 | |
Aphelochaeta zebra is a species of bitentaculate cirratulidan first found in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, at a coral reef in Golfo Dulce. It is characterised by possessing an expanded posterior end and by its darkly-staining intersegmental regions (via methyl green staining).[1]