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Hesioninae

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Polychaeta

Order
  
Aciculata

Rank
  
Subfamily

Phylum
  
Subclass
  
Palpata

Suborder
  
Similar
  
Hesionidae, Hesiocaeca methanicola, Errantia, Phyllodocida, Nephtyidae

Hesioninae are a subfamily of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms; most are found on the continental shelf.

They are divided into two tribes, of which at least the Psamathini seem to represent a good clade.

References

Hesioninae Wikipedia


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