''Ceratocephale'' is a genus of
polychaetes
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are ...
belonging to the family
Nereididae.
The species of this genus inhabit marine and
brackish
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuari ...
environments.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* ''
Ceratocephale abyssorum
''Ceratocephale'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Nereididae.
The species of this genus inhabit marine and brackish
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more sali ...
''
(Hartman & Fauchald, 1971)
* ''
Ceratocephale andaman
''Ceratocephale'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Nereididae.
The species of this genus inhabit marine and brackish environments.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* ''Ceratocephale abyssorum
''Ceratocephale'' is a g ...
''
Hylleberg & Natewathana, 1988
References
Polychaetes
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