Aphelochaeta zebra is a species of bitentaculate cirratulidan first found in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, at a coral reef in Golfo Dulce. It is characterised by possessing an expanded posterior end and by its darkly-staining intersegmental regions (via methyl green staining).[1]

Aphelochaeta zebra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Cirratulidae
Genus: Aphelochaeta
Species:
A. zebra
Binomial name
Aphelochaeta zebra
Dean & Blake, 2016

References

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  1. ^ Dean, Harlan K., and James A. Blake. "Aphelochaeta (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with a description of five new species." Zootaxa 4103.2 (2016): 101-116.