| Themiste | |
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| Themiste alutacea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Sipuncula |
| Order: | Golfingiida |
| Family: | Themistidae Cutler & Gibbs, 1985 |
| Genus: | Themiste Gray, 1828 |
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Ten; see text | |
Themiste is a genus of peanut worms. It is the only genus in the family Themistidae.[1]
Members of this family are filter feeders, and have their feeding tentacles arranged in an elaborate crown-like structure. This is in contrast to other sipunculans which are deposit feeders.[2]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Themiste Gray, 1828". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ Cutler, Edward Bayler (1994). The Sipuncula: Their Systematics, Biology, and Evolution. Cornell University Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-8014-2843-2.