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Class POGONOPHORA

Beard Worms, Tubeworms

Introduction

Pogonophora are now considered to be members of the Polychaeta, assigned to family Siboglinidae (R. Wilson & M. Capa, pers. comm. 2009), but we retain the current classification pending publication of the study presently underway by M. Capa.