Syllis ramosa
| Syllis ramosa | |
|---|---|
| Syllis ramosa (on right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Syllidae |
| Genus: | Syllis |
| Species: | S. ramosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Syllis ramosa McIntosh, 1879 | |
Syllis ramosa is a species of polychaete worm in the family Syllidae. It is found in the deep sea where it lives within the tissues of a sponge. It was the first branching polychaete worm to be discovered, with each worm having a single head and multiple anuses.