Polychaete
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Class | Polychaeta; Grube, 1850 |
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Scientific name | Polychaeta |
Phylum | Annelida |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Rank | Class |
Higher classification | Annelid |
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ID | 2309978 |
About Polychaete
The Polychaeta, also known as the bristle worms or polychaetes, are a paraphyletic class of annelid worms, generally marine. Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are made of chitin.