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Pontodoridae

Natural History


The Pontodoridae is represented by a single species of pelagic polychaete. Specimens are transparent and usually smaller than 5 mm. Nothing is known of the biology or ecology of the sole species.

Diversity

A single species, Pontodora pelagica, is known. It is recorded from the Pacific, the tropical Atlantic, and the Indian Oceans.

 

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