Syllis ramosa

Syllis ramosa is a species of polychaete worm in the family Syllidae. It is found in the deep sea where it lives within the tissues of a sponge. It was the first branching polychaete worm to be discovered, with each worm having a single head and multiple anuses.

Syllis ramosa
Syllis ramosa (on right)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Syllidae
Genus: Syllis
Species:
S. ramosa
Binomial name
Syllis ramosa
McIntosh, 1879
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