Kingdom Animalia Class Polychaeta Family Acrocirridae Rank Species | Phylum Annelida Order Terebellida Genus Macrochaeta | |
Macrochaeta natalensis is an polychaete which belongs to the Acrocirridae family. The body of this worm consists of a head, a cylindrical, segmented body and a tail piece. The head consists of a prostomium (part of the mouth's opening) and a peristomium (area around the mouth) and utilized paired appendages (palps, antennae and cirri).
The scientific name of this species was first published in 1996 by Hartmann-Schröder
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