Biology:Neanthes (annelid)

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Short description: Genus of annelid worms

Neanthes
Neanthes fucata.jpg
Neanthes fucata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Nereididae
Subfamily: Nereidinae
Genus: Neanthes
Kinberg, 1865

Neanthes is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Nereididae.[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

Species in this genus include:[1]

  • Neanthes abyssorum (Hartman, 1967)
  • Neanthes acuminata (Ehlers, 1868)
  • Neanthes arenaceodentata (Moore, 1903)
  • Neanthes fucata (Savigny, 1822)
  • Neanthes goodayi (Drennan, Wiklund, Rabone, Georgieva, Dahlgren & Glover, 2021)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3916091 entry