Phylo (annelid): Brief Summary
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Phylo is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Orbiniidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
Phylo capensis Day, 1961
Phylo felix Kinberg, 1866
Phylo fimbriata (Moore, 1903)
Phylo foetida (Claparède, 1868)
Phylo grubei (McIntosh, 1910)
Phylo kubbarensis Mohammad, 1980
Phylo kupfferi (Ehlers, 1874)
Phylo kuwaitica Mohammad, 1970
Phylo norvegicus (M.Sars, 1872)
Phylo novazealandiae Day, 1977
Phylo nudus (Moore, 1911)
Phylo ornatus (Verrill, 1873)
Phylo paraornatus Blake, 2021
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Diagnosis
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ORBINIINAE with pointed prostomium and branchiae first present from chaetiger 5-7. Posterior thoracic parapodia with several accessory papillae; numerous ventral papillae present. At least five papillae in combined total present on a segment. Thoracic neurochaetae include crenulated capillaries, heavy hooks and heavy spearshaped chaetae. Hartman (1948) diagnosed the genus as follows: "This genus has affinities with Orbinia Quatrefages (= Aricia Audouin & Edwards) and differs from it most conspicuously in that posterior thoracic segments have large epithelial glands that are associated with special modified spines; they are located in the upper anterior parts of neuropodia." Later Pettibone (1963) characterised this statement as an emendment of the genus.
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