Polychaeta is a class of generally marine annelid worms commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes. Each body segment carries a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia, which bear many bristles called chaetae, giving the group its name.
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceSegmented worms with a pair of fleshy paddle-like parapodia on each segment bearing many bristles called chaetae. 1 Scientific Name Connections
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1. Polychaeta (Wikipedia)
Lead paragraph
a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms
Description section
bundles of bristles, the chaetae, project from the parapodia
- generally marine annelid worms; a few within fresh water
View the Source2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ18952, descriptionView the Source Wikidata: Polychaeta
- Wikidata Q18952, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Annelida, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25522 (Annelida)
View the SourceWikipedia: Polychaete
WikipediaIn Biome: Marine, Lead section
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes ().
In Group: Bristle Worms (Polychaeta), Lead
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes ().
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