| Platynereis dumerilii |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Annelida |
| Clade: |
Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: |
Errantia |
| Order: |
Phyllodocida |
| Family: |
Nereididae |
| Genus: |
Platynereis |
| Species: |
P. dumerilii |
| Binomial name |
Platynereis dumerilii
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| Synonyms |
List
- Eunereis africana Treadwell, 1943
- Heteronereis fucicola Örsted, 1843
- Heteronereis maculata Bobretzky, 1868
- Heteronereis malmgreni Claparède, 1868
- Iphinereis fucicola (Örsted, 1843)
- Leontis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
- Leptonereis maculata Treadwell, 1928
- Mastigonereis quadridentata Schmarda, 1861
- Mastigonereis striata Schmarda, 1861
- Nereilepas variabilis Örsted, 1843
- Nereis (Platynereis) dumerilii Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833
- Nereis (Platynereis) dumerilii striata (Schmarda, 1861)
- Nereis (Platynereis) striata (Schmarda, 1861)
- Nereis agilis Keferstein, 1862
- Nereis alacris Verrill, 1880
- Nereis antillensis McIntosh, 1885
- Nereis dumerilii Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833
- Nereis glasiovi Hansen, 1882
- Nereis gracilis Hansen, 1882
- Nereis megodon Quatrefages, 1866
- Nereis peritonealis Claparède, 1868
- Nereis taurica Grube, 1850
- Nereis zostericola Örsted, 1843
- Platynereis dumerili [lapsis]
- Platynereis jucunda Kinberg, 1865
- Platynereis striata (Schmarda, 1861)
- Uncinereis lutea Treadwell, 1928
- Uncinereis trimaculosa Treadwell, 1940
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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 to tropical zones. It can be found in a wide range from the Azores, the Mediterranean, in the North Sea, the English Channel, and the Atlantic down to the Cape of Good Hope, in the Black Sea, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Japan, the Pacific, and the Kerguelen Islands. Platynereis dumerilii is today an important lab animal, it is considered a living fossil, and it is used in many phylogenetic studies as a model organism.