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Aphelochaeta striata

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Polychaeta

Order
  
Phylum
  
Subclass
  
Canalipalpata

Family
  

Aphelochaeta striata is a species of bitentaculate cirratulidan first found in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, at a shallow subtidal depth of about 11 to 28 metres (36 to 92 ft) in the Gulf of Nicoya. It is characterised by possessing a narrow body and transverse blue stripes across the venter of its setigers 5 through 8 (visible via methyl green staining).

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Aphelochaeta striata Wikipedia


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