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 | |
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It is named after Gustav Eisen.
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