Alentia gelatinosa (M. Sars, 1835)
(a polychaete worm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlentia gelatinosa (a polychaete worm)
FamilyPOLYNOIDAE (a family of annelids)
SuborderAPHRODITIFORMIA (a suborder of annelids)
OrderPHYLLODOCIDA (paddle worms, ragworms and sea mice)
SubclassERRANTIA (a subclass of annelids)
ClassPOLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Alentia gelatinosa (a polychaete worm) :
1: Alentia gelatinosa (a polychaete worm)
21 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
under stone on shore
Image 1: Dead specimen - dorsal surface - dark backgroundImage 2: Dead specimen - ventral surface - dark backgroundImage 3: Dead specimen - ventral surface - pale backgroundImage 4: In situ - on surface of upturned stoneImage 5: In situ - on surface of upturned stone (2)Image 6: In situ - on surface of upturned stone (3)Image 7: In situ - on surface of upturned stone (4)Image 8: Dead specimen - head and fore-parts - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Dead specimen - head and fore-parts - dorsal view - enlargedImage 10: Dead specimen - head and fore-parts - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 11: Scales shed by dead specimen - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 12: Scales shed by dead specimen - enlarged - dark background (2)Image 13: Scale shed by dead specimen - surface detail - magnifiedImage 14: Scale shed by dead specimen - surface detail - magnified (2)Image 15: Scale shed by dead specimen - surface detail - magnified (3)Image 16: Scale shed by dead specimen - surface detail - microscope low magnification

Alentia gelatinosa (a polychaete worm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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