Orbinia papillosa
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]
| Orbinia papillosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Orbiniidae |
| Genus: | Orbinia |
| Species: | O. papillosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Orbinia papillosa (Ehlers, 1897)[1] | |
References
- Ehlers, Ernst (1907). "Neuseeländische Anneliden. II". Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse. Neue Folge. 5 (4): 3–31.
- 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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