Syllis
Syllis is a genus of marine bioluminescent polychaete worms.[3]
| Syllis | |
|---|---|
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| Syllis gracilis found at the port of Livorno at 0.5 m deep | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Syllidae |
| Genus: | Syllis Lamarck, 1818[1] |
| Type species | |
| Syllis monilaris | |
| Species[2] | |
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References
- 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
- 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
- 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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