Psammodrilus balanoglossoides
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| Psammodrilus balanoglossoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Spionida |
| Family: | Psammodrilidae |
| Genus: | Psammodrilus |
| Species: | P. balanoglossoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Psammodrilus balanoglossoides Swedmark, 1952 | |
Psammodrilus balanoglossoides is a species of meiofaunal polychaete annelid only found in France and the North Sea, it is one of the five species representing the genus Psammorilus.
Head with elongated, rounded prostomium, that is completely ciliated. Between the prostomium and the peristomium is a ring of long cilia. The peristomium is also ciliated anteriorly and forms a ring, with the mouth appearing midventrally. In the end of the ciliated region of the peristomium a pair of pits are placed. No nuchal organs have been found (Purshcke, 1997).[1] Late development of septum between the collar and the peristomium proper. Body has an anterior 'thorax' with six segments. The first three segments have elongated cylindrical notopodial lobes supported by aciculae. The following segments have shorter notopodial lobes. The abdominal region is characterized by the presence of hooked chaetae. The number of hooks per neuropodial torus ranges from 16-31.