Abarenicola affinis is a species of polychaetes belonging to the family Arenicolidae.[1]

Abarenicola affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Clade: Maldanomorpha
Family: Arenicolidae
Genus: Abarenicola
Species:
A. affinis
Binomial name
Abarenicola affinis
(Ashworth, 1903)

The species is found in South Hemisphere (southern areas).[1] They typically live in soft sediments and are filter-feeders. [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Abarenicola affinis (Ashworth, 1903)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ Moreno, Rodrigo A.; Rozbaczylo, Nicolás; Sepúlveda, Roger D.; Marinkovic, Milko I.; Arntz, Wolf E.; Thatje, Sven (1 March 2007). "On some ecological aspects of the lugworm Abarenicola affinis chiliensis Wells, 1963 (Polychaeta: Scolecida: Arenicolidae) from shallow soft bottoms of northern Chile". Helgoland Marine Research. 61 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1007/s10152-006-0047-2. ISSN 1438-3888. S2CID 27500602.