Platynereis

Platynereis
Larvae of Platynereis dumerilii
Larvae of Platynereis dumerilii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Aciculata
Suborder: Phyllodocida
Family: Nereidae
Genus: Platynereis
Kinberg, 1865

Platynereis is a genus of marine annelid worms.[1][2]

The species Platynereis dumerilii is used in development biology to study development (embryogenesis), in particular because their embryos are largely transparent, and thus easy to follow.[3]

Species[4]

  • Platynereis abnormis
  • Platynereis antipoda
  • Platynereis arafurensis
  • Platynereis australis
  • Platynereis bengalensis
  • Platynereis bicanaliculata
  • Platynereis calodonta
  • Platynereis cebuensis
  • Platynereis coccinea
  • Platynereis cristatus
  • Platynereis dumerilii
  • Platynereis festiva
  • Platynereis fuscorubida
  • Platynereis hugonis
  • Platynereis hutchingsae
  • Platynereis insolita
  • Platynereis karaka
  • Platynereis kau
  • Platynereis magalhaensis
  • Platynereis mahanga
  • Platynereis massiliensis
  • Platynereis mucronata
  • Platynereis nadiae
  • Platynereis pallida
  • Platynereis patagonica
  • Platynereis polyscalma
  • Platynereis pulchella
  • Platynereis sinica
  • Platynereis tongatabuensis
  • Platynereis uniseris

References

  1. ↑ Kinberg1865, J. G. H. (1865). "Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]". Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm (in Latin). 22 (2): 167–179. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Read, G.; Fauchald, K. "World Polychaeta database. Platynereis Kinberg, 1865". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Fischer, A. H.; Henrich, T.; Arendt, D. (2010). "The normal development of Platynereis dumerilii (Nereididae, Annelida)". Frontiers in Zoology. 7: 31. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-7-31. PMC 3027123. PMID 21192805.
  4. ↑ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.


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