Nephtys

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

Nephtys
Nephtys hombergii
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Nephtys
Species

Includes...

  • Nephtys hombergii

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Species

  • Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780)
  • Nephtys ciliata (Müller, 1788) - typetaxon
  • Nephtys hombergii (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818)
  • Nephtys longosetosa (Örsted, 1842)
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References

  • ERMS: The European Register of Marine Species
  • MarLIN: The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland


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