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Erinaceusyllis
''Erinaceusyllis'' is a genus belonging to the phylum Annelida, a group known as the segmented worms. ''Erinaceusyllis'' is a Marine biology, marine genus, while some of its species are possibly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan. Its type species is ''Erinaceusyllis erinaceus'', formerly ''Sphaerosyllis erinaceus'' (Édouard Claparède, Claparède, 1863). As of 2015, at least 12 species have been described, namely ''E. belizensis'', ''E. bidentata'', ''E centroamericana'', ''E. cirripapillata'', ''E. cryptica'', ''E. erinaceus'', ''E ettiennei'', ''E. hartmannschroederae'', ''E horrocksensis'', ''E. kathrynae'', ''E. opisthodentata'', ''E. serratosetosa''. The family contains two other genera, ''Sphaerosyllis'' (48 species) and ''Prosphaerosyllis''. References Further reading * * * * * * * External links *WORMS entry [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |