Sagitta (genus)

Updated on Jan 14, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Sagittidae Higher classification Sagittidae		Order Aphragmophora Phylum Chaetognatha Rank Genus

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Sagitta is a genus of arrowworms, small marine worms.

This genus is characterized in part by the distribution of the cilia on the body, the thick rays in the fins, and hooks which are not serrated.

As of 2007 there are 15 species. More have since been described.

Species include:

Sagitta abyssicola

Sagitta bedoti

Sagitta bipunctata

Sagitta bruuni

Sagitta euneritica

Sagitta euxina

Sagitta glacialis

S. g. baltica

S. g. glacialis

Sagitta izuensis

Sagitta kussakini

Sagitta modesta

Sagitta nagae

Sagitta nutana

Sagitta pulchra

Sagitta sceptrum

Sagitta setosa

Sagitta sublica

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