| Poecilochaetus | |
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| Poecilochaetus serpens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Spionida |
| Family: | Poecilochaetidae |
| Genus: | Poecilochaetus Hannerz, 1956 |
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Poecilochaetus is a genus of marine worms within the Polychaeta. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Poecilochaetidae. Members of this genus are benthic worms that burrow into soft sediments.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:-
- Poecilochaetus australis Nonato, 1963
- Poecilochaetus bermudensis Hartman, 1965
- Poecilochaetus bifurcatus Imajima, 1989
- Poecilochaetus clavatus Imajima, 1989
- Poecilochaetus elongatus Imajima, 1989
- Poecilochaetus exmouthensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1980
- Poecilochaetus fauchaldi Pilato & Cantone, 1976
- Poecilochaetus fulgoris Claparède in Ehlers, 1875
- Poecilochaetus gallardoi Pilato & Cantone, 1976
- Poecilochaetus granulatus Imajima, 1989
- Poecilochaetus hystricosus Mackie, 1990
- Poecilochaetus ishikariensis Imajima, 1989
- Poecilochaetus japonicus Kitamori, 1965
- Poecilochaetus johnsoni Hartman, 1939
- Poecilochaetus koshikiensis Miura, 1988
- Poecilochaetus magnus Imajima, 1989
- Poecilochaetus martini Brantley, 2009
- Poecilochaetus modestus Rullier, 1965
- Poecilochaetus multibranchiatus Leon-Gonzalez, 1992
- Poecilochaetus paratropicus Gallardo, 1968
- Poecilochaetus perequensis Santos & Mackie, 2008
- Poecilochaetus polycirratus Santos & Mackie, 2008
- Poecilochaetus serpens Allen, 1904
- Poecilochaetus spinulosus Mackie, 1990
- Poecilochaetus tokyoensis Imajima, 1989
- Poecilochaetus trachyderma Read, 1986
- Poecilochaetus tricirratus Mackie, 1990
- Poecilochaetus trilobatus Imajima, 1989
- Poecilochaetus tropicus Okuda, 1937
- Poecilochaetus vietnamita Gallardo, 1968
- Poecilochaetus vitjazi Levenstein, 1962
References
- ^ Fauchald, Kristian (2008). Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Poecilochaetus Claparède in Ehlers, 1875". World Polychaeta Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Australian Biological Resources Study (2000). Polychaetes & Allies: The Southern Synthesis. Csiro Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-643-06571-0.