This article is about the catworm genus. For the Ancient Egyptian goddess, see
Nephthys.
| Nephtys |
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| Nephtys hombergii |
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| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
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| Genus: | Nephtys |
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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
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Species
- Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780)
- Nephtys ciliata (Müller, 1788) - typetaxon
- Nephtys hombergii (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818)
- Nephtys longosetosa (Örsted, 1842)
References
- ERMS: The European Register of Marine Species [1]
- MarLIN: The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland [2]
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