''Erinaceusyllis'' is a genus belonging to the phylum
Annelida
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 variou ...
, a group known as the segmented worms.
''Erinaceusyllis'' is a
marine genus, while some of its species are possibly
cosmopolitan
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Its type species is ''
Erinaceusyllis erinaceus
''Erinaceusyllis'' is a genus belonging to the phylum Annelida, a group known as the segmented worms. ''Erinaceusyllis'' is a marine genus, while some of its species are possibly cosmopolitan. Its type species is '' Erinaceusyllis erinaceus'', f ...
'', formerly ''
Sphaerosyllis erinaceus
Syllidae, commonly known as the necklace worms, is a family of small to medium-sized polychaete worms. Syllids are distinguished from other polychaetes by the presence of a muscular region of the anterior digestive tract known as the ''proventri ...
'' (
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
''Prosphaerosyllis'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Syllidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Prosphaerosyllis adelae''
*''Prosphaerosyllis battiri''
*''Prosphaerosyllis bilineata''
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WORMS entryErinaceusyllis erinaceus - WORMS
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Annelid genera
Syllidae