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Aricidea

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Aricidea
Aricidea lopezi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1956
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Cirratulida
Family: Paraonidae
Genus: Aricidea
Webster, 1879

Aricidea is a genus of small paraonid worms, which are sub-surface deposit feeders and bioturbators.[1] Aricidea worms have a prostomial antenna, with all Aricidea species (except those in the subgenus Aedicira) possessing neuropodial thickened chaetae.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  2. ^ Langeneck, J; Barbieri, M; Maltagliati, F; Castelli, A (2019). "Molecular phylogeny of Paraonidae (Annelida)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 136: 1–13. doi:10.1007/s12237-015-0036-2. S2CID 130923697. Retrieved 2021-02-19.