Tylorrhynchus

Tylorrhynchus
Tylorrhynchus heterochetus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Subclass:	Errantia
Order:	Phyllodocida
Family:	Nereididae
Subfamily:	Gymnonereidinae
Genus:	Tylorrhynchus Grubbe, 1866

Tylorrhynchus is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Nereididae. They are also known as ragworms.[1]

Species

Species accepted by World Register of Marine Species as of December 2023:[2]

• Tylorrhynchus heterochetus (Quatrefages, 1866)
• Tylorrhynchus osawai (Izuka, 1903)

References

1. Vu, Quang Manh; Nguyen, Thi Ha (2018-08-09). "Quantification of ragworm (Nereididae: Tylorrhychus) density in soil macrofauna communities in the Northern coastal area of Vietnam: Nghiên cứu định lượng rươi (Nereididae: Tylorrhynchus) trong quần xã động vật đất macrofauna ở vùng ven biển miền Bắc Việt Nam". Journal of Vietnamese Environment. 9 (5): 272–279. doi:10.13141/jve.vol9.no5.pp272-279. ISSN 2193-6471.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-28.