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Capitellidae Grube, 1862

AphiaID

921 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:921)

Classification

Status

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Genus Abyssocapitella Buzhinskaja & Smirnov, 2000
1. Species Abyssocapitella commensalis Buzhinskaja & Smirnov, 2000
Genus Barantolla Southern, 1921
1. Species Barantolla americana Hartman, 1963
Genus Capitella Blainville, 1828
1. Species Capitella aberranta Hartman & Fauchald, 1971
2. Species Capitella blakei Magalhäes & Hilliard, 2022
3. Species Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780)
4. Species Capitella iatapiuna Silva, Shimabukuro, Alfaro-Lucas, Fujiwara, Sumida & Amaral, 2016
5. Species Capitella minima Langerhans, 1880
6. Species Capitella multibranchiata Magalhäes & Hilliard, 2022
Genus Dasybranchus Grube, 1850
1. Species Dasybranchus caducus (Grube, 1846)
  1. Subspecies Dasybranchus caducus lumbricoides Grube, 1878 accepted as Dasybranchus lumbricoides Grube, 1878 (superseded combination)
2. Species Dasybranchus glabrus Moore, 1909
3. Species Dasybranchus lumbricoides Grube, 1878
4. Species Dasybranchus lunulatus Ehlers, 1887
Genus Decamastus Hartman, 1963
1. Species Decamastus gracilis Hartman, 1963
Genus Dodecamastus Blake, 2000
1. Species Dodecamastus mariaensis Blake, 2000
Genus Eunotomastus McIntosh, 1885
1. Species Eunotomastus grubei McIntosh, 1885
Genus Heteromastus Eisig, 1887
1. Species Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)
2. Species Heteromastus filobranchus Berkeley & Berkeley, 1932
Genus Leiocapitella Hartman, 1947
1. Species Leiocapitella dollfusi (Fauvel, 1936)
Genus Leiochrides Augener, 1914
1. Species Leiochrides norvegicus Fauchald, 1972
Genus Mediomastus Hartman, 1944
1. Species Mediomastus californiensis Hartman, 1944
2. Species Mediomastus branchiferus Hartmann-Schröder, 1962 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, type material in poor condition (fide Warren et al, 1994))
Genus Neoheteromastus Hartman, 1960
1. Species Neoheteromastus lineus Hartman, 1960
Genus Neomediomastus Hartman, 1969
1. Species Neomediomastus glabrus (Hartman, 1960)
Genus Notomastus M. Sars, 1851
1. Species Notomastus aberans Day, 1957
2. Species Notomastus abyssalis Fauchald, 1972
3. Species Notomastus agassizii McIntosh, 1885
4. Species Notomastus cinctus Fauchald, 1972
5. Species Notomastus hemipodus Hartman, 1945
6. Species Notomastus latericeus Sars, 1851
7. Species Notomastus lineatus Claparède, 1869
8. Species Notomastus lobulatus García-Garza & de León-González, 2015
9. Species Notomastus magnus Hartman, 1947
10. Species Notomastus precocis Hartman, 1960
11. Species Notomastus tenuis Moore, 1909
12. Species Notomastus teres Hartman, 1965
13. Subgenus Notomastus (Clistomastus) Eisig, 1887 accepted as Notomastus M. Sars, 1851 (disused currently)
  1. Species Notomastus (Clistomastus) hemipodus Hartman, 1945 accepted as Notomastus hemipodus Hartman, 1945 (disused subgenus)
  2. Species Notomastus (Clistomastus) lineatus Claparède, 1869 accepted as Notomastus lineatus Claparède, 1869 (alternated representation with disused subgenus)
  3. Species Notomastus (Clistomastus) tenuis Moore, 1909 represented as Notomastus tenuis Moore, 1909 (disused subgenus)
14. Species Notomastus americanus Day, 1973 accepted as Notomastus hemipodus Hartman, 1945 (subjective synonym)
15. Species Notomastus filiformis Verrill, 1873 accepted as Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864) (subjective synonym)
16. Species Notomastus lobatus Hartman, 1947 accepted as Rashgua lobatus (Hartman, 1947) (superseded original combination)
Genus Octocapitella Brown, 1987
1. Species Octocapitella pettiboneae Brown, 1987
Genus Paracapitella Kirkegaard, 1983
1. Species Paracapitella southwardi Kirkegaard, 1983
Genus Parheteromastides Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
Genus Parheteromastus Monro, 1937
Genus Peresiella Harmelin, 1968
Genus Polymastigos Green, 2002
1. Species Polymastigos profundus Da Silva & Amaral, 2022
Genus Pseudocapitella Fauvel, 1913
1. Species Pseudocapitella incerta Fauvel, 1913
Genus Rashgua Wesenberg-Lund, 1949
1. Species Rashgua lobatus (Hartman, 1947)
Genus Scyphoproctus Gravier, 1904
1. Species Scyphoproctus armatus (Fauvel, 1929)
Genus Capitellides Mesnil, 1897 accepted as Capitella Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym)
Genus Capitomastus Eisig, 1887 accepted as Capitella Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym)
1. Species Capitomastus minima (Langerhans, 1880) accepted as Capitella minima Langerhans, 1880 (superseded recombination, incorrect gender agreement spelling )
2. Species Capitomastus minimus (Langerhans, 1880) accepted as Capitella minima Langerhans, 1880 (superseded recombination)
Genus Heteromastides Augener, 1914 accepted as Scyphoproctus Gravier, 1904 (subjective synonym)
Genus Paraleiocapitella Thomassin, 1970 accepted as Notomastus M. Sars, 1851 (subjective synonym)
Genus Pulliella Fauvel, 1929 accepted as Scyphoproctus Gravier, 1904 (subjective synonym)
1. Species Pulliella armata Fauvel, 1929 accepted as Scyphoproctus armatus (Fauvel, 1929) (superseded original combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Grube, A.E. 1862. Noch ein Wort über die Capitellen und ihre Stelle im Systeme der Anneliden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin, 28(1): 366-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160797
page(s): 378 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Capitellidae Grube, 1862. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=921 on 2024-05-04

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Capitellidae Grube, 1862. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=921 on 2024-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

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Fauchald, Kristian

2010-03-03 00:50:30Z

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Read, Geoffrey

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original description Grube, A.E. 1862. Noch ein Wort über die Capitellen und ihre Stelle im Systeme der Anneliden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin, 28(1): 366-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160797
page(s): 378 [details]

taxonomy 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]

taxonomy source Ewing, R. Michael. (1984). Generic revision of Mastobranchus and Peresiella (Polychaeta: Capitellidae) with descriptions of two new species from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 97(4): 792-800., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34642625 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Ewing, R. Michael. (1984). Family Capitellidae Grube, 1862. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2. Chapter Pagination: 14.1-14.47, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.
page(s): 14.1 [details]

taxonomy source Tomioka, Shinri; Kakui, Keiichi; Kajihara, Hiroshi. (2018). Molecular Phylogeny of the Family Capitellidae (Annelida). Zoological Science. 35(5): 436-445., available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2108/zs180009
note: lack of monophyly in genera tested, except for Capitella. Barantolla, Heteromastus, and Notomastus are likely not monophyletic [details] Available for editors

additional source García-Garza, María Elena; De León-González, Jesus Angel. 2011. Review of the Capitellidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Tropical Pacific region, with notes on selected species. ZooKeys 151(0): 17-52. [details]

identification resource Magalhães, Wagner F.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. 2012. Capitellidae Grube, 1862 (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Hawaiian Islands with description of two new species. Zootaxa *(3581): 1-52 , available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3581.html [details]