Ampharete oculicirrata is a sea worm species of the family Ampharetidae first described in June 2019[2] after its discovery in the West Shetland Shelf Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area.[1] It was discovered by a team of scientists from Joint Nature Conservation Committee and Marine Scotland Science.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Terebellida |
| Family: | Ampharetidae |
| Genus: | Ampharete |
| Species: | A. oculicirrata
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| Ampharete oculicirrata Parapar, Moreira, and Barnich, 2019[1]
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The worm has eyes both on its head and on cirri extending out of its anus and measures between 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) in length.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Parapar, Julio; Moreira, Juan; Barnich, Ruth (2019). "A new species of Ampharete (Annelida: Ampharetidae) from the West Shetland shelf (NE Atlantic Ocean), with two updated keys to the species of the genus in North Atlantic waters". European Journal of Taxonomy (531): 1–16. doi:10.5852/ejt.2019.531. hdl:10486/690671.
- ^ Read G, Fauchald K, eds. (2021). "Ampharete oculicirrata Parapar, Moreira & Barnich, 2019". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Newly-discovered worm has eyes in head and bottom". STV News. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Worm with eyes in head and bottom found off Shetland". BBC. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Specktor, Brandon (19 June 2019). "Meet the Scottish Sea Worm with Eyes on Its Butt". ScienceLive. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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