Nephtys Explained
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
The following species are recognised in the genus Nephtys:[1]
- Nephtys abranchiata
- Nephtys acrochaeta
- Nephtys assignis
- Nephtys assimilis
- Nephtys bangladeshi
- Nephtys bilobatus
- Nephtys brachycephala
- Nephtys brevibranchis
- Nephtys bruuni
- Nephtys bucera
- Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780)
- Nephtys caecoides
- Nephtys californiensis
- Nephtys capensis
- Nephtys chemulpoensis
- Nephtys ciliata (Müller, 1788) - typetaxon
- Nephtys cirrosa
- Nephtys cryptomma
- Nephtys cuvieri
- Nephtys discors
- Nephtys dussumieri
- Nephtys ectopa
- Nephtys ferruginea
- Nephtys fluviatilis
- Nephtys furcifera
- Nephtys glabra
- Nephtys glossophylla
- Nephtys gravieri
- Nephtys hombergii (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818)
- Nephtys hudsonica
- Nephtys hystricis
- Nephtys imbricata
- Nephtys impressa
- Nephtys incisa
- Nephtys inornata
- Nephtys kersivalensis
- Nephtys longipes
- Nephtys longosetosa (Örsted, 1842)
- Nephtys magellanica
- Nephtys mesobranchia
- Nephtys monilibranchiata
- Nephtys monroi
- Nephtys multicirrata
- Nephtys neopolybranchia
- Nephtys oculata
- Nephtys panamensis
- Nephtys paradoxa
- Nephtys pente
- Nephtys phasuki
- Nephtys phyllocirra
- Nephtys picta
- Nephtys polybranchia
- Nephtys punctata
- Nephtys quatrefagesi
- Nephtys rickettsi
- Nephtys sachalinensis
- Nephtys schmitti
- Nephtys semiverrucosa
- Nephtys serrata
- Nephtys simoni
- Nephtys singularis
- Nephtys sinopensis
- Nephtys spiribranchis
- Nephtys squamosa
- Nephtys sukumoensis
- Nephtys triangula
- Nephtys tulearensis
- Nephtys yuryi
References
Notes and References
- Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nephtys Cuvier, 1817 . 2023-06-22 . www.marinespecies.org . en.
