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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Phyllodocidae |
| Genus: | Vanadis Claparède, 1870 |
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Vanadis is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Phyllodocidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. It is notable for representing a fourth phylum to have evolved high-resolution vision, namely eyes able to focus on and interact with specific objects against the background.
Species:
- Vanadis antarctica (McIntosh, 1885)
- Vanadis brevirostris Støp-Bowitz, 1991
- Vanadis crystallina Greeff, 1876
- Vanadis formosa Claparède, 1870
- Vanadis longissima (Levinsen, 1885)
- Vanadis macrophthalma Greeff, 1876
- Vanadis melanophthalmus Greeff, 1885
- Vanadis minuta Treadwell, 1906
- Vanadis nans (Chamberlin, 1919)
- Vanadis studeri Apstein, 1893
- Vanadis tagensis Dales, 1955
- Vanadis violacea Apstein, 1893
References
- ^ "Vanadis Claparède, 1870". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- Bok, Michael J.; Macali, Armando; Garm, Anders (April 2024). "High-resolution vision in pelagic polychaetes". Current Biology. 34 (7): R269 – R270. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.055. PMID 38593767.
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| Thalassodrilides | |