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Syllis
polychaete genus
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annotated classification
- In annelid: Annotated classification
…m; examples of genera: Anaitides, Syllis, Hesione, Nereis, Glycera (bloodworm), Nephtys, Halosydna. Order Eunicida Free-moving; head with or without appendages and eyes; proboscis with dorsal maxillae (upper jaws) of 1 to many paired pieces, a ventral pair of mandibles
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reproduction
- In annelid: Reproduction
…changes occur in species of Syllis as well, but they involve only the part that is shed in stolonization. At sexual maturity these polychaetes leave their burrows and swim in groups before releasing gametes.
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