Platynereis is a genus of marine annelid worms that belongs to the Nereididae, a family of errant polychaete worms.[1][2]

Platynereis
Larvae of Platynereis dumerilii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Nereididae
Subfamily: Nereidinae
Genus: Platynereis
Kinberg, 1865

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.[3] Apical organs such as this one are photosensitive which is a key component in their formation. They also have a common ancestor with cnidarians and bilaterians.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Kinberg1865, J. G. H. (1865). "Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]". Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm (in Latin). 22 (2): 167–179. Retrieved 6 August 2018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Read, G.; Fauchald, K. "World Polychaeta database. Platynereis Kinberg, 1865". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ Fischer, A. H.; Henrich, T.; Arendt, D. (2010). "The normal development of Platynereis dumerilii (Nereididae, Annelida)". Frontiers in Zoology. 7: 31. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-7-31. PMC 3027123. PMID 21192805.
  4. ^ Marlow, Heather; Tosches, Maria Antonietta; Tomer, Raju; Steinmetz, Patrick R.; Lauri, Antonella; Larsson, Tomas; Arendt, Detlev (24 January 2014). "Larval body patterning and apical organs are conserved in animal evolution". BMC Biology. 12: 7. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-12-7. PMC 3939940. PMID 24476105. S2CID 8733857.
  5. ^ Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.