Poecilochaetidae
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| Poecilochaetidae | |
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| Poecilochaetus serpens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Spionida |
| Family: | Poecilochaetidae Hannerz, 1956[1] |
| Genera | |
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Poecilochaetus Claparède in Ehlers, 1875 | |
Poecilochaetidae is a family of marine worms within the Polychaeta. It is a monotypic family containing the single genus Poecilochaetus. Members of this family are benthic worms that burrow into soft sediments.[2]