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polychaete::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm |
| Type of | annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm |
| Has types | lugworm, lobworm, lug, sea mouse, bloodworm |
Examples of polychaete
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This tube-building polychaete worm is shown here removed from its tubular home.
From the ocregister.com
Increase in Alphaproteobacteria in association with a polychaete, Capitella sp.
From the nature.com
These include crabs, molluscs, sea urchins, starfish and polychaete worms.
From the en.wikipedia.org
An Osedax bone-eating polychaete worm, left, and an Ophryotrocha polychaete worm, right.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
A Jaera isopod crustacean, left, and another view of the Ophryotrocha polychaete worm, right.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Pista spinifera is a polychaete worm found in subpolar regions.
From the sciencedaily.com
Bottom-dwelling octopuses eat mainly crabs, polychaete worms, and other molluscs such as whelks and clams.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Those settling on the reef include many other species, particularly crustaceans and polychaete worms.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Many of the more famous Burgess Shale organisms, such as Canadia and Wiwaxia, may also have polychaete affinities.
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- Chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
- The Polychaeta or polychaetes are a class of annelid worms, generally marine. Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are made of chitin. Indeed, polychaetes are sometimes referred to as bristle worms. ...
- (Polychaetes) Aquatic annelid worms belonging to the Class Polychaeta, including for example lugworms and ragworms.
- (Polychaetes) A major group of worms which have reached great diversity in the marine and intertidal environment.
- (Polychaetes) Worms from one of the three classes of the phylum Annelida. The worms are bristled and possess leg like parapodia.
- (polychaetes) Worms with true body segments and hard spines; mainly marine.
- (pol- i - kee)t A type of marine worm and a food source for the larval stage of horseshoe crabs.
- Bristle worm, a class of mainly marine annelid worms, characterized by possession of parapodia bearing numerous chaetae
- Worms related to earthworms and leeches, found mostly in themarine environment, they are segmented and have bristles for movement or attachment. They are commonly called bristle worms
