North Sea Benthos Project (NSBP)

ERMS taxon details

Phyllodocidae Örsted, 1843

AphiaID

931 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:931)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Phyllodociformia

Direct children (42)

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Subfamily Eteoninae Bergström, 1914
1. Tribe Alciopini Ehlers, 1864
  1. Genus Alciopa Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833
  2. Genus Alciopina Claparède & Panceri, 1867
  3. Genus Krohnia Quatrefages, 1866
  4. Genus Naiades Delle Chiaje, 1830
  5. Genus Plotohelmis Chamberlin, 1919
  6. Genus Rhynchonereella Costa, 1864
  7. Genus Torrea Quatrefages, 1850
  8. Genus Vanadis Claparède, 1870
  9. Genus Calizonella [auct. misspelling] accepted as Krohnia Quatrefages, 1866 (misspelling of Callizonella, a subjective synonym)
  10. Genus Callizonella Apstein, 1891 accepted as Krohnia Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
  11. Genus Corynocephalus Levinsen, 1885 accepted as Alciopina Claparède & Panceri, 1867 (subjective synonym)
  12. Genus Rhynchonerella [misspelling of Rhynchonereella Costa, 1864] accepted as Rhynchonereella Costa, 1864 (genus misspelling)
2. Genus Eteone Savigny, 1822
3. Genus Eulalia Savigny, 1822
4. Genus Eumida Malmgren, 1865
5. Genus Hesionura Hartmann-Schröder, 1958
6. Genus Hypereteone Bergström, 1914
7. Genus Mysta Malmgren, 1865
8. Genus Mystides Théel, 1879
9. Genus Protomystides Czerniavsky, 1882
10. Genus Pseudomystides Bergström, 1914
11. Genus Pterocirrus Claparède, 1868
12. Genus Sige Malmgren, 1865
13. Genus Pirakia Bergström, 1914 accepted as Eumida Malmgren, 1865 (subjective synonym)
14. Genus Pseudeulalia Eliason, 1962 accepted as Protomystides Czerniavsky, 1882 (subjective synonym)
Subfamily Notophyllinae Pleijel, 1991
1. Genus Nereiphylla Blainville, 1828
2. Genus Notophyllum Örsted, 1843
3. Genus Carobia Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nereiphylla Blainville, 1828 (Type species probably a member of Nereiphylla; see Pleijel 1991.)
4. Genus Genetyllis Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Nereiphylla Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym)
Subfamily Phyllodocinae Örsted, 1843
1. Genus Chaetoparia Malmgren, 1867
2. Genus Paranaitis Southern, 1914
3. Genus Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818
4. Genus Anaitides Czerniavsky, 1882 accepted as Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
5. Genus Anaitis Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Paranaitis Southern, 1914 (junior homonym of Anaitis Duponchel, 1829 in Lepidoptera, and Anaitis Roemer, 1857 in Mollusca)
6. Genus Pareteone Hartmann-Schröder, 1975 accepted as Paranaitis Southern, 1914 (subjective synonym)
Subfamily Lopadorrhynchinae Claparède, 1870 accepted as Lopadorrhynchidae Claparède, 1870 (rank upgrade to family status)
Subfamily Lugiinae Bergström, 1914 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
1. Genus Lugia Quatrefages, 1866

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Örsted, A.S. (1843). Annulatorum danicorum conspectus. Auctore A.S. Örsted. Fasc. I. Maricolæ. (Quæstio ab universitate Hafniensi ad solvendum proposita et proemio ornata). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11849
page(s): 25 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Phyllodocidae Örsted, 1843. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=931 on 2025-04-23

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Phyllodocidae Örsted, 1843. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=931 on 2025-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

changed

Fauchald, Kristian

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original description Örsted, A.S. (1843). Annulatorum danicorum conspectus. Auctore A.S. Örsted. Fasc. I. Maricolæ. (Quæstio ab universitate Hafniensi ad solvendum proposita et proemio ornata). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11849
page(s): 25 [details]

taxonomy source Eklof, Jenny; Pleijel, Fredrik; Sundberg, Per. (2007). Phylogeny of benthic Phyllodocidae (Polychaeta) based on morphological and molecular data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45(1): 261-271., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790307001352
note: molecular classification [details]

additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series. 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]

identification resource Pleijel, F.; Dales, R.P. (1991). Polychaetes: British Phyllodocoideans, Typhloscolecoideans and Tomopteroideans: keys and notes for the identification of the species. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 45. U.B.S.; W. Backhuys: Oegstgeest, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73348-12-9. vii, 202 pp. (look up in RoR)
page(s): 47 [details]