Euphrosine is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Euphrosinidae. [1][2][3]

Euphrosine
Euphrosine triloba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Amphinomida
Family: Euphrosinidae
Genus: Euphrosine
Lamarck, 1818

Description

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The genus lives in marine benthic environments and has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

Etymology

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The name is from Greek Euphrosyne, meaning merriment; she was one of the three Graces.

Taxonomy

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Euphrosine contains the following species:

References

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  1. ^ Read G, Fauchald K (eds.). "Euphrosine Lamarck, 1818". World Polychaeta database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Euphrosine Lamarck, 1818". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Genus Euphrosine". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-15.