Cirratulida

polychaete order

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annotated classification

  • structure of polychaetes
    In annelid: Annotated classification

    Order Cirratulida Sedentary; prostomium pointed and without appendages; 1 or more pairs of tentacular cirri arising from dorsal surface of anterior segments; gills, if present, long and slender, inserted above parapodia; size, minute to 20 cm; examples of genera: Cirratulus, Cirriformia. Order

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