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Ophryotrocha nauarchus Wiklund et al. 2012

Ophryotrocha nauarchus

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Ophryotrocha nauarchus is a species of polychaete worm, first found on deep sea whale fall and wood fall habitats in the north-east Pacific, off the southern Californian coast. The species is sexually dimorphic, males having appendages on their first chaetiger.[1]

References

  1. ^ Wiklund, Helena; Altamira, Iris V.; Glover, Adrian G.; Smith, Craig R.; Baco, Amy R.; Dahlgren, Thomas G. (2012). "Systematics and biodiversity ofOphryotrocha(Annelida, Dorvilleidae) with descriptions of six new species from deep-sea whale-fall and wood-fall habitats in the north-east Pacific". Systematics and Biodiversity. 10 (2): 243–259. doi:10.1080/14772000.2012.693970. ISSN 1477-2000. S2CID 84901818.
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Ophryotrocha nauarchus: Brief Summary

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Ophryotrocha nauarchus is a species of polychaete worm, first found on deep sea whale fall and wood fall habitats in the north-east Pacific, off the southern Californian coast. The species is sexually dimorphic, males having appendages on their first chaetiger.

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