Parasagitta setosa

Parasagitta setosa, the coastal arrow worm, is a small arrow worm in the family Sagittidae, previously referred to as Sagitta setosa. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and also occurs in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea.

Parasagitta setosa
Parasagitta setosa (below)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chaetognatha
Class: Sagittoidea
Order: Aphragmophora
Family: Sagittidae
Genus: Parasagitta
Species:
P. setosa
Binomial name
Parasagitta setosa
(Müller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Sagitta batava (Biersteker & van der Spoel, 1966)
  • Sagitta euxina Moltschanoff, 1909
  • Sagitta setosa J. Müller, 1847
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