Hesioninae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Class: | Polychaeta |
Subclass: | Palpata |
Order: | Aciculata |
Suborder: | Phyllodocida |
Family: | Hesionidae |
Subfamily: |
Hesioninae Grube, 1850 |
Tribes | |
Hesioninae are a subfamily of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms; most are found on the continental shelf.
They are divided into two tribes, of which at least the Psamathini seem to represent a good clade.