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Taxa

Polychaeta

Class

Polychaeta is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Alitta Virens, Species
Source Wikidata: Alitta Virens
Blow lugworm, Species
Source Wikidata: Blow lugworm
Christmas Tree Worm, Species
Source Wikidata: Christmas Tree Worm
Fan Worm, Species
Source Wikidata: Fan Worm
Feather Duster Worm, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Sabellidae
Giant Tube Worm, Species
Source Wikidata: Giant Tube Worm
Palolo Worm (Palola viridis), Species
Source Palola viridis (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ18952, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Polychaete
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes ().
  • In Group: Annelid Classes, Lead
    Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes ().
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Wikidata: Polychaeta
Wikidata Q18952, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Christmas Tree Worm
Parent Taxon Of: Christmas Tree Worm, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Giant Tube Worm
Parent Taxon Of: Giant Tube Worm, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Fan Worm
Parent Taxon Of: Fan Worm, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Alitta Virens
Parent Taxon Of: Alitta Virens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Blow lugworm
Parent Taxon Of: Blow lugworm, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Palola viridis (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Palolo Worm (Palola viridis), Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Palolo Worm (Palola viridis), Lead
Palola viridis (or Eunice viridis), commonly known as the palolo worm, Samoan palolo worm, balolo, wawo, or nyale, is a Polychaeta species from the waters of some of the Pacific islands, including Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and the islands of the maritime Southeast Asia (which are part
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Sabellidae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Feather Duster Worm, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Feather Duster Worm, Taxon record
"class": "Polychaeta"
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