Benthoscolex
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| Benthoscolex | |
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| Benthoscolex seisuiae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Family: | Amphinomidae |
| Genus: | Benthoscolex Horst, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Benthoscolex coecus Horst, 1912 | |
| Species | |
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4 species (see text) | |
Benthoscolex is a genus of fireworms belonging to the family Amphinomidae.[1][2] The genus contains four species.[1]
Members of the genus have a flat, fusiform body and lack eyes. They are known mainly from deep-sea substrates.[2]
