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Maldanidae Malmgren, 1867 
AphiaID: 923

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Scolecida (Subclass)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Scolecida
Sources  original description: Malmgren, A. J. 1867. Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiae, Groenlandiae, Islandiae et Scandinaviae hactenus cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingfors. 127pp, & 115 plates, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 98 [details]

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, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]

additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]

additional source: De Assis, José Eriberto; Christoffersen, Martin Lindsey. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships within Maldanidae (Capitellida, Annelida), based on morphological characters. Systematics and Biodiversity 9(3): 233-245 , available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2011.604358 [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch bamboewormen  [details]
English bamboo worms  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Bogueinae Hartman & Fauchald, 1971
  » Genus Boguea Hartman, 1945
» Genus Boguella Hartman & Fauchald, 1971
Subfamily Euclymeninae Arwidsson, 1906
  » Genus Abyssoclymene Hartman, 1967
» Genus Aclymene Buzhinskaja, 1995
» Genus Axiothella Verrill, 1900
» Genus Caesicirrus
» Genus Clymenella Verrill, 1873
» Genus Euclymene Verrill, 1900
» Genus Heteroclymene Arwidsson, 1906
» Tribe Leiochonini Arwidsson, 1906
» Genus Macroclymene Verrill, 1900
» Genus Macroclymenella
» Genus Maldanella McIntosh, 1885
» Genus Microclymene Arwidsson, 1906
» Genus Praxillella Verrill, 1881
» Genus Pseudoclymene Arwidsson, 1906
» Genus Clymene Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 (nomen dubium)
» Genus Axiothea Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Axiothella Verrill, 1900
» Genus Clymenoida Williams, 1852 accepted as Clymene Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Genus Eupraxillella
Genus Gravierella Fauvel, 1919
Genus Iphianissa
Genus Isocirrus Arwidsson, 1906
Genus Johnstonia
Subfamily Lumbriclymeninae Arwidsson, 1906
  » Genus Clymenopsis Verrill, 1900
» Genus Lumbriclymene Sars, 1872
» Genus Lumbriclymenella Arwidsson, 1911
» Genus Nicomachella
» Genus Praxillura Verrill, 1879
Subfamily Maldaninae Arwidsson, 1906
  » Genus Asychis Kinberg, 1867
» Genus Bathyasychis Detinova, 1982
» Genus Chirimia Light, 1991
» Genus Chrysothemis
» Genus Heteromaldane
» Genus Maldane Grube, 1860
» Genus Maldanopsis
» Genus Metasychis Light, 1991
» Genus Sabaco Kinberg, 1867
» Genus Branchioasychis Monro, 1939 accepted as Sabaco Kinberg, 1867
Genus Mandrocles
Genus Micromaldane Monro, 1939
Genus Minusculisquama Pettibone, 1983
Genus Mylitta
Genus Neco
Subfamily Nicomachinae Arwidsson, 1906
  » Genus Nicomache Malmgren, 1865
» Genus Petaloproctus Quatrefages, 1866
» Genus Nichomache [auctt.] accepted as Nicomache Malmgren, 1865
Subfamily Notoproctinae
  » Genus Notoproctus Arwidsson, 1906
» Genus Clymaldane Mesnil & Fauvel, 1939 accepted as Notoproctus Arwidsson, 1906
Genus Petaloclymene
Genus Praxilla Malmgren, 1865
Genus Proclymene Arwidsson, 1906
Subfamily Rhodininae Arwidsson, 1906
  » Genus Rhodine Malmgren, 1865
Genus Sonatsa
Genus Tubifex Lamarck, 1816 ['Tubifex' taxa now in Polychaeta]

Subfamily Clymenurinae Imajima & Shiraki, 1982 accepted as Leiochonini Arwidsson, 1906
Genus Paraxiothea Webster, 1879 accepted as Clymenella Verrill, 1873
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
detritus feeder [details]
Links To GenBank
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To ITIS
Images 
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Maldanidae
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Maldanidae
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added on 2006-02-09 - author: Marko Herrmann
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Maldanidae
Maldanidae
added on 2006-02-09 - author: Marko Herrmann
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:923
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
2010-03-03 00:50:30Z  changed  Read, Geoffrey
  
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  Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Maldanidae. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=923 on 2013-05-23
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