Poecilochaetus
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| Poecilochaetus | |
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| Poecilochaetus serpens | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Spionida |
| Family: | Poecilochaetidae |
| Genus: | Poecilochaetus Hannerz, 1956[1] |
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Poecilochaetus is a genus of marine worms within the Polychaeta. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Poecilochaetidae. Members of this genus are benthic worms that burrow into soft sediments.[2]