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Poeobius

polychaete genus
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  • structure of polychaetes
    annelid
    / Annotated classification

    …polychaete characteristics; pelagic; single genus, Poeobius. Class Oligochaeta Primarily freshwater or terrestrial with setae arising directly from body wall; name of group refers to the few setae per segment; head and body appendages generally lacking; hermaphroditic, with testes located anteriorly to ovaries; gonoduct system complex; seminal receptacle used to store…

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    …polychaete characteristics; pelagic; single genus, Poeobius. Class Oligochaeta Primarily freshwater or terrestrial with setae arising directly from body wall; name of group refers to the few setae per segment; head and body appendages generally lacking; hermaphroditic, with testes located anteriorly to ovaries; gonoduct system complex; seminal receptacle used to store…

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