Achaeta eiseni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Class: | Clitellata |
Order: | Haplotaxida |
Family: | Enchytraeidae |
Genus: | Achaeta |
Species: | A. eiseni |
Binomial name | |
Achaeta eiseni Vejdovský, 1878 | |
Achaeta eiseni is a species of annelids belonging to the family Enchytraeidae. [1]
It is named after Gustav Eisen.
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