Oweniida

polychaete order

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annotated classification

  • structure of polychaetes
    In annelid: Annotated classification

    Order Oweniida Sedentary; anterior end with or without divided lobed membrane; anterior segments long; dwelling tube mucoid, coated with sand or shell fragments; size, 0.2 to 10 cm; genera include Owenia. Order Terebellida Sedentary; head concealed by filamentous tentacles; branchiae, simple or branched, arising from

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