Orbinia papillosa

Orbinia papillosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Orbiniidae
Genus: Orbinia
Species:
O. papillosa
Binomial name
Orbinia papillosa
(Ehlers, 1897)[1]

Orbinia papillosa is a polychaete worm distributed throughout New Zealand.[2] Orbinia papillosa has a small pointed head without eyes.[2] Adults can grow in size to more than 100mm long, but are less than 2mm in width.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ehlers, Ernst (1907). "Neuseeländische Anneliden. II". Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse. Neue Folge. 5 (4): 3–31.
  2. ^ a b c 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.


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