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Aphelochaeta antelonga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Polychaeta

Order
  
Terebellida

Phylum
  
Annelida

Subclass
  
Canalipalpata

Family
  
Cirratulidae

Aphelochaeta antelonga is a species of bitentaculate cirratulidan first found in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, at a shallow subtidal depth of about 11 to 18 metres (36 to 59 ft) in the Gulf of Nicoya. It is characterised by possessing a long biannulate peristomium and fibrillated capillary setae.

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Aphelochaeta antelonga Wikipedia