''Platynereis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
marine annelid
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 ...
worms that belongs to the Nereididae, a family of errant polychaete worms.
The species ''
Platynereis dumerilii
''Platynereis dumerilii'' is a species of annelid polychaete worm. It was originally placed into the genus '' Nereis'' and later reassigned to the genus '' Platynereis''. ''Platynereis dumerilii'' lives in coastal marine waters from temperate ...
'' is used in development biology to study development (embryogenesis), in particular because their embryos are largely transparent, and thus easy to follow.
Apical organs such as this one are photosensitive which is a key component in their formation. They also have a common ancestor with cnidarians and bilaterians.
Species
Source:
* ''
Platynereis abnormis''
* ''
Platynereis antipoda''
* ''
Platynereis arafurensis''
* ''
Platynereis australis''
* ''
Platynereis bengalensis''
* ''
Platynereis bicanaliculata''
* ''
Platynereis calodonta''
* ''
Platynereis cebuensis''
* ''
Platynereis coccinea''
* ''
Platynereis cristatus''
* ''
Platynereis dumerilii
''Platynereis dumerilii'' is a species of annelid polychaete worm. It was originally placed into the genus '' Nereis'' and later reassigned to the genus '' Platynereis''. ''Platynereis dumerilii'' lives in coastal marine waters from temperate ...
''
* ''
Platynereis festiva''
* ''
Platynereis fuscorubida''
* ''
Platynereis hugonis''
* ''
Platynereis hutchingsae''
* ''
Platynereis insolita''
* ''
Platynereis karaka''
* ''
Platynereis kau''
* ''
Platynereis magalhaensis''
* ''
Platynereis mahanga''
* ''
Platynereis massiliensis''
* ''
Platynereis megalops''
* ''
Platynereis mucronata''
* ''
Platynereis nadiae''
* ''
Platynereis pallida''
* ''
Platynereis patagonica''
* ''
Platynereis polyscalma''
* ''
Platynereis pulchella''
* ''
Platynereis sinica''
* ''
Platynereis tongatabuensis''
* ''
Platynereis uniseris''
References
Polychaete genera
Phyllodocida
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