''Ceratocephale'' is a genus of
polychaetes
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are made ...
belonging to the family
Nereididae
Nereididae (formerly spelled Nereidae) are a family of polychaete worms. It contains about 500 – mostly marine – species grouped into 42 genera. They may be commonly called ragworms or clam worms.
Characteristics
The prostomium of ...
.
The species of this genus inhabit marine and
brackish
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estu ...
environments.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* ''
Ceratocephale abyssorum''
(Hartman & Fauchald, 1971)
* ''
Ceratocephale andaman''
Hylleberg & Natewathana, 1988
References
Polychaetes
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