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Sagitta (arrowworm)

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Sagitta
Sagitta sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chaetognatha
Class: Sagittoidea
Order: Aphragmophora
Family: Sagittidae
Genus: Sagitta
Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
Species

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Synonyms

Abaciasagitta

Sagitta is a genus of Chaetognatha, a phylum commonly known as arrowworms or arrow worms. Phylum Chaetognatha comprises small marine worms.

This genus is characterized in part by the distribution of the cilia on the body, the thick rays in the fins, and hooks which are not serrated.[1]

As of 2007 there are 15 species.[1] More have since been described.[2]

Species include:

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