Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Errantia > Order Phyllodocida > Suborder Nereidiformia

Syllidae Grube, 1850

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

Levidoridae Perkins, 1987 heterotypic synonym

Children

Anoplosyllinae Aguado & San Martín, 2009
Autolytinae incertae sedis
Autolytinae Langerhans, 1879
Eusyllinae Malaquin, 1893
Exogoninae Langerhans, 1879
Fauvelia Gravier, 1900
Heterosyllis Claparède, 1863
Irmula Ehlers, 1913
Opisthosyllis Langerhans, 1879
Palposyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1977
Parapionosyllis Fauvel, 1923
Paratyposyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
Syllidae incertae sedis
Syllinae Rioja, 1925

Literature

original description

Grube, A.E. 1850. Die Familien der Anneliden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin, 16(1): 249-364.

basis of record

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

additional source

Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta

additional source

Aguado, M.T.; Nygren, A.; Siddall, M.E. 2007. Phylogeny of Syllidae (Polychaeta) based on combined molecular analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Cladistics 23(6): 552-564

additional source

Aguado, M. T.; San Martin, G.; Siddall, M. E. 2012. Systematics and evolution of syllids (Annelida, Syllidae). Cladistics 28(3): 234-250.

taxonomy source

San Martín G (2003) Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid, p 1-554

identification resource

San Martín G (2003) Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid, p 1-554

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External Links

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Syllidae Grube, 1850. 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:948

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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

2008-03-26 by Kristian Fauchald

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