Euphrosinidae

The Euphrosinidae are a family of polychaete worms.^[1][2] The name is from Greek Euphrosyne, meaning merriment; she was one of the three Graces.

Euphrosinidae
Euphrosine triloba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Order:	Amphinomida
Family:	Euphrosinidae Williams, 1852

Clade

Amphinomida	Euphrosinidae Euphrosine Euphrosinella Euphrosinopsis Palmyreuphrosyne Amphinomidae

Species

Euphrosinidae contains the following genera^[1]

• Euphrosine Lamarck, 1818 (many species) ^[a]
• Euphrosinella Detinova, 1985 (3 species)
• Euphrosinopsis Kudenov, 1993 (5 species).
• Palmyreuphrosyne Fauvel, 1913 (2 species)

Notes

1. A Fauchald, K. (1977) refers to Euphrosine as first described by Savigny, 1818 instead of Lamarck, 1818.