Nephtys

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Nephtys
Nephtys hombergii.jpg
Nephtys hombergii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Nephtyidae
Genus: Nephtys
Type species
Nephtys ciliata
Species

Nephtys is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu (Practical Salinity Units).

Species

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