Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Sedentaria > Infraclass Scolecida > Family Opheliidae > Subfamily Opheliinae

Ophelia Savigny, 1822

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Ophelia amoureuxi Bellan & Costa, 1987
Ophelia bicornis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Ophelia borealis Quatrefages, 1866
Ophelia celtica Amoureux & Dauvin, 1981
Ophelia laubieri Bellan & Costa, 1987
Ophelia limacina (Rathke, 1843)
Ophelia neglecta Schneider, 1892
Ophelia radiata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Ophelia rathkei McIntosh, 1908
Ophelia roscoffensis Augener, 1910
Ophelia translucens (Katzmann, 1973)

Literature

original description

Savigny, Jules-César. 1822. Système des annélides, principalement de celles des côtes de l'Égypte et de la Syrie, offrant les caractères tant distinctifs que naturels des Ordres, Familles et Genres, avec la Description des Espèces. Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, publié par les Ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 1(3): 1-128.

basis of record

Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231

additional source

Day, J.H. (1967). Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp 459-842.

additional source

Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta

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

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Citation

Gil, J. (2014). Ophelia Savigny, 1822. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2014) World Polychaeta database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129413

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2013-07-12 by João Gil

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