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Alciopidae

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Alciopidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Alciopidae

Alciopidae is a family of polychaetes belonging to the order Phyllodocida.[1] Alciopids are notable for representing the fourth phylum — besides arthropods, chordates, and mollusks — to have evolved high-resolution vision, namely vision that can distinguish objects from the visual background, enabling interaction with said objects. This has been demonstrated in particular in Vanadis cf. formosa , Torrea candida, and Naiades cantrainii.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Alciopidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ Bok, Michael J.; Macali, Armando; Garm, Anders (2024-04-08). "High-resolution vision in pelagic polychaetes". Current Biology. 34 (7): R269–R270. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.055.