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

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

Species

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

References

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  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.