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Flaccisagitta hexaptera d'Orbigny, 1836

gusano flecha, quetongnato, Arrow worms

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chaetognatha

Class
Sagittoidea

Order
Aphragmophora

Suborder
Ctinodontina

Family
Sagittidae

Genus
Flaccisagitta

Species
hexaptera

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Sagitta hexaptera

Origin: Native

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"Galapagos Species Database, Flaccisagitta hexaptera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8842. Accessed 5 November 2026.