Nerillida

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Nerillida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Nerillida

Nerillida is an order of annelid worms in the class Polychaeta. [1] It contains Mesonerilla prospera , a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List. [2]

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References

  1. "Nerillida : Taxon Details". Fauna Europaea . Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. Iliffe, T.M. (1996). "Mesonerilla prospera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T13238A3424217. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13238A3424217.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.