Polychaete Aggregation (Biotic Group)

Component: Biotic

Unique Identifier: 458

Biotic Setting	Planktonic Biota
Biotic Group	Zooplankton
Biotic Subclass	Worm Holoplankton
Biotic Group	Polychaete Aggregation
Biotic Community	Syllid Aggregation Tomopteris Aggregation

Description

Definition

Water parcels in which holoplanktonic polychaetes (distinctively segmented worms, generally with parapodia and setae modified into swimming appendages) are the dominant form of zooplankton.