Wetland Restoration Field Guide: Unknown species of polychaeta polychaeta
Common NameUnknown Species Of Bristle Worm
Code(s)PO10, PO12, PO15, PO16, PO17, PO18, PO19, PO20, PO21, PO22, POC1, POC2, POC3, POC4, POC5, POC6, POC7, POC8, POC9, POCL, POCR
Id Number2922
TaxaInvertebrate
Species Description
Dominant class of annelids in the marine environment. Numerous, diverse, almost entirely marine, and often constitute a major component of benthic communities. In free-living forms, the body is generally elongated with numerous segments and the heads are exceedingly diverse. Tube-dwelling polychaetes depart widely from the body form of predatory types.
Species Habitat
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Species Range
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