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Nephtys

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Nephtys
Nephtys hombergii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Nephtyidae
Genus: Nephtys
Cuvier, 1817
Type species
Nephtys ciliata
Synonyms
List
  • Aonis Savigny, 1822
  • Dentinephtys Imajima & Takeda, 1987
  • Diplobranchus Quatrefages, 1866
  • Nephthys Cuvier, 1817
  • Nereis (Nephtys) Cuvier, 1817
  • Portelia Quatrefages, 1850

Nephtys is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu (Practical Salinity Units).

Parapod of Nephtys longosetosa

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Nephtys:[1]

References

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  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nephtys Cuvier, 1817". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-22.