Bonellia viridis

Green spoonworm
Bonellia viridis (adult female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Subclass: Echiura
Order: Echiuroidea
Family: Bonelliidae
Genus: Bonellia
Species:
B. viridis
Binomial name
Bonellia viridis
(Rolando, 1821)

Bonellia viridis, the green spoonworm, is a marine worm (class Polychaeta , phylum Annelida) noted for displaying exceptional sexual dimorphism and for the biocidal properties of a pigment in its skin.[1]

  1. ^ Murina, G. (2008). Bonellia viridis Rolando, 1821. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2016). World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110363 on 2016-05-28