Order Aciculata Family Nereidae Higher classification Nereididae | Scientific name Platynereis | |
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Similar Platynereis dumerilii, annelid, Polychaete, Nereididae, Bilateria | ||
Tracking platynereis dumerilii activity
Platynereis is a genus of marine annelid worm.
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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.
3d old platynereis larvae
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Platynereis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA