Orbinia papillosa

Orbinia papillosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Family:	Orbiniidae
Genus:	Orbinia
Species:	O. papillosa
Binomial name
	Orbinia papillosa; (Ehlers, 1897)[1]

Orbinia papillosa is a polychaetid worm distributed throughout New Zealand.[2] Orbinia papillosa has a small pointed head without eyes.[2] Adults can grow in size to more than 100mm long, but are less than 2mm in width.[2]

References

Ehlers, Ernst (1907). "Neuseeländische Anneliden. II". Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse. Neue Folge. 5 (4): 3–31.
Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-18.

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[1] Ehlers, Ernst (1907). "Neuseeländische Anneliden. II". Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse. Neue Folge. 5 (4): 3–31.

[REMP-2] Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-18.