Aphanes (Parsley-piert) is a genus in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to Europe, Asia and Australia.

In psychology, aphanisis (from the Greek aphanes, 'invisible') is the disappearance of sexual desire.

If following this approach, andrei (with aphanes as a junior synonym) becomes a subspecies of Vaux's Swift.

Systemic phylogenetic work has placed S. tridentata closer to Aphanes and Sibbaldia than to Potentilla.

Aphanes (Parsley-piert) is a genus in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to Europe, Asia and Australia.

Odontocharacidium aphanes, the Green dwarf tetra, is a species of South American darter found in the Amazon River basin.

Information on this species is based on three specimens of Rhinopias aphanes that were collected from Australian waters and compared to a previously recorded Holotype.

A study from 2003 (see Rosoideae) indicates that Aphanes may belong to the genus Alchemilla, commonly called Lady's-mantle.

Marín further suggested that the Ashy-tailed Swift was identical to Vaux's Swift of the subspecies aphanes.

There is some confusion about the varieties and species in Aphanes, but the Second Edition of the Jepson Manual recognizes this species.

Later, he confirmed the discovery of a new variety of chrysoberyl, and suggested the name "diaphanite"(from the Greek "di" two and "aphanes", unseen or "phan", to appear, or show).

This, however, is considered mistaken by Restall et al. (2006), where it is mentioned that they, while virtually identical under normal field conditions, actually do differ and also have different behavior and habitat preferences (Ashy-tailed Swift prefers forested lowland rivers, while Vaux's Swift race aphanes prefers mountain slopes).