Parasclerocheilus branchiatus is a species of worm in the family, Scalibregmatidae, and was first described by Pierre Fauvel in 1928.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Opheliida |
| Family: | Scalibregmatidae |
| Genus: | Parasclerocheilus |
| Species: | P. branchiatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel, 1928
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It is a segmented marine worm, living on the sea bottom in mud at depths of about 400 m.[3] It feeds on detritus on the ocean floor,[3][4] and is found in the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel, 1928". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Pierre Fauvel (1928). "Annélides Polychètes nouvelles de l'Inde. II". Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (in French). 34 (2): 159–165. ISSN 1148-8425. Wikidata Q111091371.
- ^ a b "maggot worms - Encyclopedia of Life: Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel 1928". eol.org. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Kristian Fauchald; Peter A. Jumars (1979). "The diet of worms: a study of polychaete feeding guilds" (PDF). Oceanography and marine Biology annual review. 17: 193–284. Wikidata Q114428747.
- ^ Thomas Wehe; Dieter Fiege (2002). "Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf" (PDF). Fauna of Arabia. 19: 7–238. ISSN 1660-2889. Wikidata Q114428579.