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Polychaeta taxon details

Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971

196343  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196343)

accepted
Subfamily
Macellicephala McIntosh, 1885 (type by original designation)
Bathyedithinae Pettibone, 1976 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Bathymacellinae Pettibone, 1976 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Branchinotogluminae Pettibone, 1985 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Branchiplicatinae Pettibone, 1985 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Branchipolynoinae Pettibone, 1984 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Gesiellinae Muir, 1982 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Macellicephaloidinae Pettibone, 1976 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Macelloidinae Pettibone, 1976 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Polaruschakovinae Pettibone, 1976 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Vampiropolynoinae Marcus & Hourdez, 2002 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)

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  1. Genus Abyssarya Bonifácio & Menot, 2018
  2. Genus Bathybahamas Pettibone, 1985
  3. Genus Bathycanadia Levenstein, 1981
  4. Genus Bathycatalina Pettibone, 1976
  5. Genus Bathyedithia Pettibone, 1976
  6. Genus Bathyeliasona Pettibone, 1976
  7. Genus Bathyfauvelia Pettibone, 1976
  8. Genus Bathykermadeca Pettibone, 1976
  9. Genus Bathylevensteina Pettibone, 1976
  10. Genus Bathymacella Pettibone, 1976
  11. Genus Bathymariana Levenstein, 1978
  12. Genus Bathymiranda Levenstein, 1981
  13. Genus Bathypolaria Levenstein, 1981
  14. Genus Bathytasmania Levenstein, 1982
  15. Genus Bathyvitiazia Pettibone, 1976
  16. Genus Bruunilla Hartman, 1971
  17. Genus Diplaconotum Loshamn, 1981
  18. Genus Gesiella Pettibone, 1976
  19. Genus Hodor Bonifácio & Menot, 2018
  20. Genus Macellicephala McIntosh, 1885
  21. Genus Macellicephaloides Uschakov, 1955
  22. Genus Macelloides Uschakov, 1957
  23. Genus Natopolynoe Pettibone, 1985
  24. Genus Nu Bonifácio & Menot, 2018
  25. Genus Pelagomacellicephala Pettibone, 1985
  26. Genus Polaruschakov Pettibone, 1976
  27. Genus Vampiropolynoe Marcus & Hourdez, 2002
  28. Genus Yodanoe Bonifácio & Menot, 2018
  29. Genus Austropolaria Neal, Barnich, Wiklund & Glover, 2012 accepted as Bathypolaria Levenstein, 1981 (subjective synonym)
  30. Genus Branchiopolynoe [auctt.] accepted as Branchipolynoe Pettibone, 1984 (misspelling for Branchipolynoe)
  31. Genus Macella Averincev, 1972 accepted as Bathymacella Pettibone, 1976 (junior homonym)
  32. Genus Oligolepis Levinsen, 1886 accepted as Macellicephala McIntosh, 1885 (junior homonym, type and only species referred to another genus)
  33. Genus Opisthotrochopodus Pettibone, 1985 accepted as Branchinotogluma Pettibone, 1985 (male morph subjective synonym)
  34. Genus Penaleopolynoe [auctt.] accepted as Peinaleopolynoe Desbruyères & Laubier, 1988 (misspelling for Peinaleopolynoe)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1971).[use for POLYCHAETA] Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta 1-594. IN: Dahl, Maria and Peus, Fritz (Ed.). Vol. 58. Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Maermalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. Gustav Fischer Verlag. Jena. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 75; note: brief diagnosis, type genus Macellicephala McIntosh [details]   
Taxonomy Pettibone (1976: 6) included the following seven genera in the subfamily: Bathycatalina, new genus, with one species;...  
Taxonomy Pettibone (1976: 6) included the following seven genera in the subfamily: Bathycatalina, new genus, with one species; Bathyeliasona, new genus, with three species; Bathyfauvelia, new genus, with one species and one synonym; Bathykermadeca, new genus, with one species; Bathykurila, new genus, with one species; Bathyvitiazia, new genus, with one species; Macellicephala Mclntosh, with seven species.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196343 on 2024-03-19
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2006-01-04 12:34:08Z
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original description Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1971).[use for POLYCHAETA] Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta 1-594. IN: Dahl, Maria and Peus, Fritz (Ed.). Vol. 58. Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Maermalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. Gustav Fischer Verlag. Jena. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 75; note: brief diagnosis, type genus Macellicephala McIntosh [details]   

original description  (of Bathymacellinae Pettibone, 1976) Pettibone, Marian H. (1976). Revision of the genus <i>Macellicephala</i> McIntosh and the subfamily Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 229: 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.229
page(s): 58 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Branchipolynoinae Pettibone, 1984) Pettibone, Marian H. 1984. A new scale-worm commensal with deep-sea mussels on the Galapagos hydrothermal vent (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 97(1): 226-239. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Polaruschakovinae Pettibone, 1976) Pettibone, Marian H. (1976). Revision of the genus <i>Macellicephala</i> McIntosh and the subfamily Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 229: 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.229
page(s): 55 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Gesiellinae Muir, 1982) Muir, Alex I. 1982. Generic characters in the Polynoinae (Annelida, Polychaeta) with notes on the higher classification of scale-worms (Aphroditacea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 43(3): 153-177.
page(s): 173 [details]   

original description  (of Macelloidinae Pettibone, 1976) Pettibone, Marian H. (1976). Revision of the genus <i>Macellicephala</i> McIntosh and the subfamily Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 229: 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.229
page(s): 48-51 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Vampiropolynoinae Marcus & Hourdez, 2002) Marcus, Jean and Hourdez, Stephane 2002. A new species of scale-worm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae) from Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 115(2): 341-349.
page(s): 342 [details]   

original description  (of Branchinotogluminae Pettibone, 1985) Pettibone, Marian H. 1985. Additional branchiate scale-worms (Polychaeta: Polynoidae) from Galapagos hydrothermal vent and rift-area off western Mexico at 21 N. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 98(2): 447-469.
page(s): 447 [details]   

original description  (of Bathyedithinae Pettibone, 1976) Pettibone, Marian H. (1976). Revision of the genus <i>Macellicephala</i> McIntosh and the subfamily Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 229: 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.229
page(s): 53 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Branchiplicatinae Pettibone, 1985) Pettibone, M. H. (1985). An additional new scale worm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae) from the hydrothermal rift area off western Mexico at 21 N. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 98(1): 150-157.
page(s): 150-151 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Macellicephaloidinae Pettibone, 1976) Pettibone, Marian H. (1976). Revision of the genus <i>Macellicephala</i> McIntosh and the subfamily Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 229: 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.229
page(s): 42 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

taxonomy source Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1974). Die Unterfamilie Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971 (Polynoidae, Polychaeta). Mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art, <i>Macellicephala jameensis</i> n.sp., aus einem Höhlengewässer von Lanzarote (Kanarische Inseln). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 71: 75-85.
page(s): 75 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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

redescription Bonifácio, Paulo; Menot, Lénaïck. (2018). New genera and species from the Equatorial Pacific provide phylogenetic insights into deep-sea Polynoidae (Annelida). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 185(3): 555-635 [published online 14 November 2018; printed publication 27 February 2019]., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/185/3/555/5181329
page(s): 22-23; note: key to genera [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

identification resource Pettibone, Marian H. (1976). Revision of the genus <i>Macellicephala</i> McIntosh and the subfamily Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 229: 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.229 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
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Diagnosis Original diagnosis: "Eine unpaare Antenne oder auch diese fehlend; keine latteralen Antennen. Vordere Prostomium-ecken spitz oder breit gerundet. Selten Augen entwickelt." [An unpaired antenna or even antennae missing; no lateral antennae. Front prostomial corners pointed or broadly rounded. Rarely eyes developed. [details]

Taxonomy Pettibone (1976: 6) included the following seven genera in the subfamily: Bathycatalina, new genus, with one species; Bathyeliasona, new genus, with three species; Bathyfauvelia, new genus, with one species and one synonym; Bathykermadeca, new genus, with one species; Bathykurila, new genus, with one species; Bathyvitiazia, new genus, with one species; Macellicephala Mclntosh, with seven species.  [details]
LanguageName 
Japanese フタオウロコムシ亜科 [from synonym]エラウロコムシ亜科 [from synonym]  [details]