Benthoscolex
| Benthoscolex | |
|---|---|
| |
| Benthoscolex seisuiae | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Aciculata |
| Family: | Amphinomidae |
| Genus: | Benthoscolex Horst, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Benthoscolex coecus Horst, 1912
| |
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
Benthoscolex, is a genus of fireworms belonging to the family Amphinomidae.[1] The genus contains 4 species.[2]
Members of the genus have a flat, fusiform body and lack eyes.[1]
Species[]
The following species are recognised:[2]
- Horst, 1912 - Red Sea to the South Western Pacific Ocean
- Hartman, 1942 - Caribbean Sea
- (Treadwell, 1901)
- Jimi, Kimura, Ogawa & Kajihara, 2018 - Kumano Sea, Japan
References[]
- ^ a b Jimi, N.; Kimura, T.; Ogawa, A.; Kajihara, H. (2018-02-19). "A new species of the rare, deep-sea polychaete genus Benthoscolex from the Sea of Kumano, Japan". ZooKeys (738): 81–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.738.22927. PMC 5904400. PMID 29670423. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Benthoscolex Horst, 1912 - Taxon Details". WoRMS. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
 | This annelid-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Annelids
- Annelid genera
- Polychaetes
- Annelid stubs