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Aonides trifida

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Species of annelid worm

Aonides trifida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Spionida
Family: Spionidae
Genus: Aonides
Species: A. trifida
Binomial name
Aonides trifida
Estcourt, 1967

Aonides trifida is a bristle worm from the Spionidae family. Aonides trifida has a pointed head, two pairs of eyes and grows up to 100mm in length. Aonides trifida is a surface deposit feeder and bioturbator which tolerates a sediment mud content up to 80%, but has an optimum range of 0-5%.

References

  1. Estcourt, I (1967). "Burrowing polychaete worms from a New Zealand estuary". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 9 (7): 65-78.
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Aonides trifida


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