Aphroditidae is a family of
annelids
The annelids (), also known as the segmented worms, are animals that comprise the phylum Annelida (; ). The phylum contains over 22,000 extant species, including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to vario ...
belonging to the order
Phyllodocida
Phyllodocida is an order of polychaete worms in the subclass Aciculata. These worms are mostly marine, though some are found in brackish water. Most are active benthic creatures, moving over the surface or burrowing in sediments, or living in cr ...
.
Genera
Genera:
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Aphrodita''
Linnaeus, 1758
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Aphrogenia''
Kinberg, 1856
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Cyanippa''
Lucas, 1840
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Halogenia''
Horst, 1916
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Hermione''
Blainville,1828
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Hermionopsis''
Seidler, 1923
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Hermonia''
Hartman, 1959
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Heteraphrodita''
Pettibone, 1966
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Homaphrodite''
Gall & Grauvogel, 1966
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Laetmonice''
Kinberg, 1856
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Milnesium
''Milnesium'' is a genus of tardigrades. It is rather common, being found in a wide variety of habitats across the world. It has a fossil record extending back to the Cretaceous, the oldest species found so far (''M. swolenskyi'') is known from T ...
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Palaeoaphrodite''
Alessandrelli & Teruzzi, 1986
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Palmyra
Palmyra ( ; Palmyrene dialect, Palmyrene: (), romanized: ''Tadmor''; ) is an ancient city in central Syria. It is located in the eastern part of the Levant, and archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first menti ...
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Savigny, 1818
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Pholoicola''
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Pontogenia''
Claparède, 1868
References
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Phyllodocida
Annelid families