Syllis

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Syllis
"Syllis gracilis" found at the port of Livorno at a depth of 0.5 m
Syllis gracilis found at the port of Livorno at 0.5 m deep
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Syllidae
Genus: Syllis
Lamarck, 1818[1]
Type species
Syllis monilaris
Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Species[2]

Syllis is a genus of marine bioluminescent polychaete worms.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lamarck, J.B. (1818). Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, préséntant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; precedes d'une Introduction offrant la determination des caracteres essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du vegetal et desautres corps naturels, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. Paris, Deterville. 612 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
  2. ^ Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2019). World Polychaeta database. Syllis Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129680 on 2019-04-30
  3. ^ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.
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