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Wilfert, Michael. (1974). Aphropharynx heterochaeta nov. gen. nov. spec., ein neuer polychaet aus der familie Ctenodrilidae Kennel 1882. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 15(4): 495-504.
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Wilfert, Michael
1974
Aphropharynx heterochaeta nov. gen. nov. spec., ein neuer polychaet aus der familie Ctenodrilidae Kennel 1882
Cahiers de Biologie Marine
15(4): 495-504
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
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A new Ctenodrilid (Polychaeta, Drilomorpha), Aphropharynx heterochaeta nov. gen. nov. spec, is described. It belongs to the subfamily Ctenodrilinae and has the following features: three different types of bristles, absence of a ventral ciliary area on the peristomium, presence of a heavily vacuolized tissue within the pharyngeal bulb, beginning of the mid-gut between the segments 5 and 6, and a first fission zone after segment 6. The original habitat of Aphropharynx heterochaeta is unknown.
Systematics, Taxonomy
Aphropharynx Wilfert, 1974 (original description)
Aphropharynx heterochaeta Wilfert, 1974 (original description)
Aphropharynx heterochaeta Wilfert, 1974 (original description)