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Definition of Polychaeta

Polychaeta
Polychaeta Pol`y*ch[ae]"ta, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. poly`s many + ? hair.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the two principal groups of Ch[ae]topoda. It includes those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of set[ae]. See Illust. under Parapodia.
Polychaeta
Annelida An*nel"i*da, n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Ch[ae]topoda, including the Oligoch[ae]ta or earthworms and Polych[ae]ta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Ch[ae]topoda.

Meaning of Polychaeta from wikipedia

- Polychaeta (/ˌpɒlɪˈkiːtə/) is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (/ˈpɒlɪˌkiːts/). Each...
- The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms...
- Hilarempis polychaeta is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. Bezzi, Mario (1905). "Empididae neotropicae Musei nationalis Hungarici"...
- Polychaeta is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Polychaeta nigra Macquart, 1851 Australia. Macquart, P. J. M. (1851). "Dipteres exotiques nouveaux...
- Timia polychaeta is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Timia of the family Ulidiidae. Galinskaya, Tatiana V. (2011). "Review of the...
- Erythrina polychaeta is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane...
- Synonyms Carcelia nigripes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Exorista polychaeta Macquart, 1849 Huebneria polychaeta (Macquart, 1849) Tachina affinis Fallén, 1810...
- Glycera (annelid), a polychaete often used for fishing bait Species of the Polychaeta subclass Scolecida Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a parasitic nematode that...
- polychaeta differs from var. brevifolia in producing a relatively longer primary shoot with as many five secondary shoots. The epithet, polychaeta, is...
- List of annelid families describes the taxa relationships in the phylum Annelida, which contains more than 17,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms...