Macrochaeta natalensis
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| Macrochaeta natalensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Terebellida |
| Family: | Acrocirridae |
| Genus: | Macrochaeta |
| Species: | M. natalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrochaeta natalensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1996) | |
Macrochaeta natalensis is a polychaete which belongs to the Acrocirridae family. The body of this worm consists of a head, a cylindrical, segmented body and a tail piece. The head consists of a prostomium (part of the mouth's opening) and a peristomium (area around the mouth) and utilized paired appendages (palps, antennae and cirri).
The scientific name of this species was first published in 1996 by Hartmann-Schröder[1]
