Benthoscolex is a genus of fireworms belonging to the family Amphinomidae.[1][2] The genus contains four species.[1]
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| Benthoscolex seisuiae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Family: | Amphinomidae |
| Genus: | Benthoscolex Horst, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Benthoscolex coecus Horst, 1912
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4 species (see text) | |
Members of the genus have a flat, fusiform body and lack eyes. They are known mainly from deep-sea substrates.[2]
Species
editThe following species are recognised:[1]
- Benthoscolex coecus Horst, 1912 – Red Sea to the South Western Pacific Ocean
- Benthoscolex cubanus Hartman, 1942 – Caribbean Sea
- Benthoscolex microcarunculata (Treadwell, 1901)
- Benthoscolex seisuiae Jimi, Kimura, Ogawa & Kajihara, 2018 – Kumano Sea, Japan
References
edit- ^ a b c Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Benthoscolex Horst, 1912". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
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