Chloeia bemisae

Chloeia bemisae

Chloeia bemisae is a marine polychaete worm in the family Amphinomidae.
FireWorm - Chloeia bemisae  Anilao,Batangas,Chloeia bemisae,Fireworm,Philippines

Appearance

Members of this genus are morphologically characterized by an elliptical body composed of certain number of segments, depending on the species, with external gills situated on both lateral sides of the back, each segment has a pair of them. Their number and repartition also depends on the species.

Distribution

Philippines and Indonesia

References:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloeia
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionAnnelida
ClassPolychaeta
OrderAmphinomida
FamilyAmphinomidae
GenusChloeia
SpeciesChloeia bemisae
Photographed in
Philippines