Platynereis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Class: | Polychaeta |
Order: | Aciculata |
Suborder: | Phyllodocida |
Family: | Nereidae |
Genus: | Platynereis |
Platynereis is a genus of marine annelid worm.
The species Platynereis dumerilii is used in development biology to study development (embryogenesis), in particular because their embryos are largely transparent, and thus easy to follow.