Capitellida is an order of
annelids
The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecolo ...
belonging to the class
Polychaeta
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are m ...
.
Families:
*
Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835
*
Capitellidae
Capitellidae is a polychaete worm family in the subclass Scolecida.
Genera
* ''Abyssocapitella''
* ''Amastigos''
* ''Anotomastus''
* ''Baldia (worm), Baldia''
* ''Barantolla''
* ''Branchiocapitella''
* ''Capitella''
* ''Capitellethus''
* ''Cap ...
Grube, 1862
*
Maldanidae
Maldanidae is a family of more than 200 species of Marine life, marine polychaetes commonly known as bamboo worms or maldanid worms. They belong to the order Capitellida, in the phylum Annelida. They are most closely related to family Arenicolidae ...
Malmgren, 1867
References
Annelids
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