Pholoidae is a family of
polychaetes
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 made ...
belonging to the order
Phyllodocida
Phyllodocida is an order of polychaete worms in the subclass Aciculata. These worms are mostly marine, though some are found in brackish water. Most are active benthic creatures, moving over the surface or burrowing in sediments, or living in c ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Imajimapholoe''
Pettibone, 1992
* ''
Laubierpholoe''
Pettibone, 1992
* ''
Metaxypsamma''
Wolf, 1986
* ''
Pholoe
Foloi ( el, Φολόη, Latin: ''Pholoe'') is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal u ...
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Johnston, 1839
* ''
Taylorpholoe''
Pettibone, 1992
References
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Polychaetes