Acholoe

/əˈkoʊloʊ/ noun

A genus of marine polychaete worms with distinctive paired appendages, found in deep ocean sediments.

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'cholos' (bile), though the etymology is disputed; the name was assigned by early marine biologists in the 19th century despite unclear derivation.

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