Kingdom Animalia Class Polychaeta Order Aciculata Rank Subfamily | Phylum Annelida Subclass Palpata Suborder Phyllodocida | |
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
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