Poecilochaetidae

Poecilochaetidae
	Poecilochaetus serpens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Order:	Spionida
Family:	Poecilochaetidae; Hannerz, 1956[1]
Genera
	Poecilochaetus Claparède in Ehlers, 1875

Poecilochaetidae is a family of marine worms within the Polychaeta. It is a monotypic family containing the single genus Poecilochaetus. Members of this family are benthic worms that burrow into soft sediments.[2]

References

Fauchald, Kristian (2008). Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Poecilochaetidae: Hannerz, 1956". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
Australian Biological Resources Study (2000). Polychaetes & Allies: The Southern Synthesis. Csiro Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-643-06571-0.

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[WoRMS-1] Fauchald, Kristian (2008). Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Poecilochaetidae: Hannerz, 1956". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

[ABRS-2] Australian Biological Resources Study (2000). Polychaetes & Allies: The Southern Synthesis. Csiro Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-643-06571-0.