Euphrosine (annelid) explained
Euphrosine is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Euphrosinidae.[1] [2]
Description
The genus lives in marine benthic environments and has cosmopolitan distribution.
Etymology
The name is from Greek Euphrosyne, meaning merriment; she was one of the three Graces.
Taxonomy
Euphrosine contains the following species:
- Euphrosine abyssalis
- Euphrosine affinis
- Euphrosine arctia
- [?] Euphrosine arctica
- Euphrosine armadillo
- Euphrosine armadilloides
- Euphrosine armata
- Euphrosine aurantiaca
- [?] Euphrosine balani
- Euphrosine bicirrata
- Euphrosine borealis
- Euphrosine calypta
- Euphrosine capensis
- Euphrosine ceylonica
- Euphrosine cirrata
- Euphrosine cirrataepropinqua
- Euphrosine cirribranchis
- Euphrosine digitalis
- Euphrosine dumosa
- Euphrosine echidna
- Euphrosine filosa
- Euphrosine foliosa
- Euphrosine globosa
- Euphrosine heterobranchia
- Euphrosine hortensis
- Euphrosine hystrix
- Euphrosine keldyshi
- Euphrosine laureata
- Euphrosine limbata
- Euphrosine longesetosa
- Euphrosine maculata
- Euphrosine magellanica
- Euphrosine maorica
- Euphrosine mastersi
- Euphrosine monroi
- Euphrosine mucosa
- Euphrosine multibranchiata
- Euphrosine myrtosa
- Euphrosine notialis
- Euphrosine obiensis
- Euphrosine orientalis
- Euphrosine panamica
- Euphrosine pelagica
- Euphrosine pilosa
- Euphrosine polyclada
- Euphrosine pseudonotialis
- Euphrosine ramosa
- Euphrosine samoana
- Euphrosine setosissima
- Euphrosine sibogae
- Euphrosine superba
- Euphrosine tosaensis
- Euphrosine triloba
- Euphrosine tripartita
- Euphrosine uruguayensis
- Euphrosine zaveruchi
Notes and References
- Web site: Euphrosine Lamarck, 1818 . www.gbif.org . 7 October 2021 . en.
- Web site: Genus Euphrosine . iNaturalist . 2023-07-15 . en.
