Nephtys Cuvier, 1817

Ravara, Ascensão, Cunha, Marina R. & Pleijel, Fredrik, 2010, Nephtyidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from southern Europe 2682, Zootaxa 2682 (1), pp. 1-68 : 30

Nephtys Cuvier, 1817

Type species. Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 by subsequent designation (first designation unclear, if not previously so at least by Hartman (1959)).

Diagnosis. The genus Nephtys presently includes specimens with conical, rounded or bilobed acicular lobes and well-developed parapodial lamellae. Neuropodial superior lobes absent. Branchiae recurved. Lyrate chaetae absent. Aciculae of median and posterior parapodia with curved tips. Antennae present. Pharynx usually with rows of less than 10 subterminal papillae (usually up to 5–7); long middorsal papilla often present; proximal region smooth or covered with small warts. Jaws conical, hook-like. Nuchal organs rounded.