WoRMS taxon details
Ophryotrocha Claparède & Mecznikow, 1869
129266 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129266)
accepted
Genus
Ophryotrocha puerilis Claparède & Mecznikow, 1869 (type by monotypy)
Eteonopsis Esmark, 1874 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Mammiphitime Orensanz, 1990 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)
Ophryotroca [auctt. misspelling] · unaccepted (Lapsus calami)
Palpiphitime Orensanz, 1990 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Paractius Levinsen, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)
- Species Ophryotrocha adherens Paavo, Bailey-Brock & Akesson, 2000
- Species Ophryotrocha akessoni Blake, 1985
- Species Ophryotrocha alborana Paxton & Åkesson, 2011
- Species Ophryotrocha antarctica Szaniawski & Wrona, 1987 †
- Species Ophryotrocha atlantica Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha baccii Parenti, 1961
- Species Ophryotrocha batillus Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha beringiana Alalykina & Polyakova, 2022
- Species Ophryotrocha bifida Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha birgittae Paxton & Åkesson, 2011
- Species Ophryotrocha bohnorum Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha cantabrica Núñez, Riera & Maggio, 2014
- Species Ophryotrocha charlottae Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha chemecoli Ravara, Wiklund & Cunha, 2021
- Species Ophryotrocha claparedei Studer, 1878
- Species Ophryotrocha clava Taboada, Wiklund, Glover, Dahlgren, Cristobo & Avila, 2013
- Species Ophryotrocha cosmetandra Oug, 1990
- Species Ophryotrocha costlowi Paxton & Åkesson, 2010
- Species Ophryotrocha craigsmithi Wiklund, Glover & Dahlgren, 2009
- Species Ophryotrocha cyclops Salvo, Wiklund, Dufour, Hamoutene, Pohle & Worsaae, 2014
- Species Ophryotrocha dahlgreni Georgieva, Wiklund, Ramos, Neal, Glasby & Gunton, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha diadema Åkesson, 1976
- Species Ophryotrocha dimorphica Zavarzina & Tsetlin, 1986
- Species Ophryotrocha dubia Hartmann-Schröder, 1974
- Species Ophryotrocha eutrophila Wiklund, Glover & Dahlgren, 2009
- Species Ophryotrocha fabriae Paxton & Morineaux, 2009
- Species Ophryotrocha flabella Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha geoffreadi Ravara, Wiklund & Cunha, 2021
- Species Ophryotrocha gerlachi Hartmann-Schröder, 1974
- Species Ophryotrocha geryonicola (Esmark, 1874)
- Species Ophryotrocha globopalpata Blake & Hilbig, 1990
- Species Ophryotrocha gracilis Huth, 1933
- Species Ophryotrocha hadalis Jumars, 1974
- Species Ophryotrocha hanneloreae Georgieva, Wiklund, Ramos, Neal, Glasby & Gunton, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha hartmanni Huth, 1933
- Species Ophryotrocha irinae Tsetlin, 1980
- Species Ophryotrocha japonica Paxton & Åkesson, 2010
- Species Ophryotrocha jiaolongi Zhang, Zhou, Wang & Rouse, 2017
- Species Ophryotrocha kagoshimaensis Miura, 1997
- Species Ophryotrocha kailae Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha labidion Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha labronica La Greca & Bacci, 1962
- Species Ophryotrocha langstrumpae Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha lipovskyae (Paxton, 2009)
- Species Ophryotrocha lipscombae Lu & Fauchald, 2000
- Species Ophryotrocha littoralis (Levinsen, 1879)
- Species Ophryotrocha lobifera Oug, 1978
- Species Ophryotrocha longicollaris Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha longidentata Josefson, 1975
- Species Ophryotrocha lukowensis Szaniawski, 1974 †
- Species Ophryotrocha lusa Ravara, Marçal, Wiklund & Hilário, 2015
- Species Ophryotrocha maciolekae Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha macrovifera Paxton & Åkesson, 2010
- Species Ophryotrocha maculata Åkesson, 1973
- Species Ophryotrocha magnadentata Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha mammillata Ravara, Marçal, Wiklund & Hilário, 2015
- Species Ophryotrocha mandibulata Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha marinae Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha mediterranea Martin, Abello & Cartes, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha natans Pfannenstiel, 1975
- Species Ophryotrocha nauarchus Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha notialis (Ehlers, 1908)
- Species Ophryotrocha notoglandulata Pfannenstiel, 1972
- Species Ophryotrocha nunezi Ravara, Wiklund & Cunha, 2021
- Species Ophryotrocha obtusa Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha orensanzi Taboada, Wiklund, Glover, Dahlgren, Cristobo & Avila, 2013
- Species Ophryotrocha pachysoma Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha paragerlachi Brito & Nunez, 2003
- Species Ophryotrocha paralabidion Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha permanae Paxton & Åkesson, 2010
- Species Ophryotrocha platykephale Blake, 1985
- Species Ophryotrocha pruittae Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha puerilis Claparède & Mecznikow, 1869
- Species Ophryotrocha ravarae Georgieva, Wiklund, Ramos, Neal, Glasby & Gunton, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha robusta Paxton & Åkesson, 2010
- Species Ophryotrocha rubra Paxton & Åkesson, 2010
- Species Ophryotrocha sadina Ravara, Marçal, Wiklund & Hilário, 2015
- Species Ophryotrocha scarlatoi Averincev, 1989
- Species Ophryotrocha schubravyi Tsetlin, 1980
- Species Ophryotrocha scutellus Wiklund, Glover & Dahlgren, 2009
- Species Ophryotrocha seepensis Alalykina & Polyakova, 2022
- Species Ophryotrocha shieldsi Paxton & Davey, 2010
- Species Ophryotrocha siberti (McIntosh, 1885)
- Species Ophryotrocha socialis Ockelmann & Akesson, 1990
- Species Ophryotrocha spatula Fournier & Conlan, 1994
- Species Ophryotrocha splendida Brito & Nunez, 2003
- Species Ophryotrocha tridentata (Orensanz, 1990)
- Species Ophryotrocha urbis Jimi, Taru & Imura, 2019
- Species Ophryotrocha vellae Paxton & Åkesson, 2010
- Species Ophryotrocha vivipara Banse, 1963
- Species Ophryotrocha wubaolingi Miura, 1997
- Species Ophryotrocha zitae Miranda, Rodrigues & Brasil, 2020
- Species Ophryotrocha bacci [auct. lapsus] accepted as Ophryotrocha baccii Parenti, 1961 (misspelling of 'baccii')
- Species Ophryotrocha claparedii Studer, 1878 accepted as Ophryotrocha claparedei Studer, 1878
- Species Ophryotrocha hartmani [lapsus for hartmanni] accepted as Ophryotrocha hartmanni Huth, 1933 (lapsus calami)
- Species Ophryotrocha iriniae Tsetlin, 1980 accepted as Ophryotrocha irinae Tsetlin, 1980
- Species Ophryotrocha isochaeta Eliason, 1962 accepted as Parophryotrocha isochaeta (Eliason, 1962) (superseded original combination)
- Species Ophryotrocha minuta Lévi, 1954 accepted as Arenotrocha minuta (Lévi, 1954) (superseded original combination)
- Species Ophryotrocha scutella [auct.] accepted as Ophryotrocha scutellus Wiklund, Glover & Dahlgren, 2009 (subsequent spelling of O. scutellus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Claparède, Édouard; Mecznikow, Elias. (1869). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Entwicklungsgeschichte der Chaetopoden. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 163-205, Plates 12-17 (6 plates)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45006728 [details]
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Etymology Ophryotrocha approximates to eyebrow-position ciliated band, but the original authors gave no derivation. See note for
Nomenclature Akesson (1975) published several Ophryotrocha nomina nuda. Quote: "In my laboratory I have cultivated 10 species, five of...
Etymology Ophryotrocha approximates to eyebrow-position ciliated band, but the original authors gave no derivation. See note for Ophryotrocha puerilis [details]
Nomenclature Akesson (1975) published several Ophryotrocha nomina nuda. Quote: "In my laboratory I have cultivated 10 species, five of...
Nomenclature Akesson (1975) published several Ophryotrocha nomina nuda. Quote: "In my laboratory I have cultivated 10 species, five of which are new. One of the new species, O. maculata, is described (Akesson, 1973 a). As for the others, O. macrovifera, O. robusta, O. adherens, and O. diadema, I am using the names under which the species are to be described. I will try to publish those descriptions before the symposium volume is issued." Subsequently Paxton & Akesson (2010 and 2011) resolve these Ophrytrocha nomina nuda, except for those for which a laboratory culture no longer existed. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Ophryotrocha Claparède & Mecznikow, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129266 on 2024-09-07
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original description
Claparède, Édouard; Mecznikow, Elias. (1869). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Entwicklungsgeschichte der Chaetopoden. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 163-205, Plates 12-17 (6 plates)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45006728 [details]
original description (of Mammiphitime Orensanz, 1990) Orensanz, J.M. (1990). The Eunicemorph polychaete annelids from Antarctic and Subantarctic Seas. With addenda to the Eunicemorpha of Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, and the Southern Indian Ocean. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 52: 1-183., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR052p0001/summary
page(s): 124, plate 36, figures g, k; note: Kerguelen Islands [details]
original description (of Palpiphitime Orensanz, 1990) Orensanz, J.M. (1990). The Eunicemorph polychaete annelids from Antarctic and Subantarctic Seas. With addenda to the Eunicemorpha of Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, and the Southern Indian Ocean. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 52: 1-183., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR052p0001/summary
page(s): 125 [details]
original description (of Paractius Levinsen, 1879) Levinsen, G.M.R. (1879). Om to nye Slaegter af arctiske chaetopode Annelider. <em>Videnskabelige meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 1879-80:9-18, Plate 1., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35806955
page(s): 11-14, 18 [Latin diagnosis]; note: Levinsen appears to discuss if Paractius belongs in Staurocephalidae (now Dorvilleidae) [details]
original description (of Eteonopsis Esmark, 1874) Esmark, L. (1874). [Meeting minutes 16 May 1873. Eteonopsis geryonicola]. <em>Forhandlinger fra Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> [volume of 1873-1874]: 497-498., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43854386 [details]
taxonomy source Heggøy, Kvalø; Schander, Christoffer; Åkesson, Bertil. (2007). The phylogeny of the annelid genus Ophryotrocha (Dorvilleidae). <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 3(6): 412-420., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000701695361
note: Phylogeny. Iphitime falls within the Ophryotrocha clade in this analysis [details]
taxonomy source Hilbig, Brigitte; Blake, James A. (1991). Dorvilleidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the U.S. Atlantic slope and rise. Description of two new genera and 14 new species, with a generic revision of Ophryotrocha. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(2): 147-183., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00281.x [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source Pettibone, Marian H. 1961. New species of polychaete worms from the Atlantic Ocean, with a revision of the Dorvilleidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 74: 167-186., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571297
page(s): 181; note: Short text including Paractius Levinsen and Eteonopsis Esmark as junior synonyms of Ophryotrocha and listing the species belonging to the genus: "Ophryotrocha includes the following species: O. pueril...
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additional source Åkesson, B. 1975. Reproduction in the genus Ophryotrocha (Polychaeta, Dorvilleidae). Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli Supplement: 377-398. [details]
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]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Åkesson, B. and Paxton, H. 2005. Biogeography and incipient speciation in Ophryotrocha labronica (Polychaeta, Dorvilleidae). Marine Biology Research 1(2): 127-139. [details]
additional source Paxton, Hannelore ; Åkesson, Bertil. 2010. The Ophryotrocha labronica group (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) - with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2713: 1–24. , available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/zt02713p024.pdf [details]
biology source Bacci, G. and Bortesi, O. 1961. Pure males and females from hermaphroditic strains of Ophryotrocha puerilis. Experientia 17: 1-4. [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Mammiphitime Orensanz, 1990) Orensanz, J.M. (1990). The Eunicemorph polychaete annelids from Antarctic and Subantarctic Seas. With addenda to the Eunicemorpha of Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, and the Southern Indian Ocean. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 52: 1-183., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR052p0001/summary
page(s): 124, plate 36, figures g, k; note: Kerguelen Islands [details]
original description (of Palpiphitime Orensanz, 1990) Orensanz, J.M. (1990). The Eunicemorph polychaete annelids from Antarctic and Subantarctic Seas. With addenda to the Eunicemorpha of Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, and the Southern Indian Ocean. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 52: 1-183., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR052p0001/summary
page(s): 125 [details]
original description (of Paractius Levinsen, 1879) Levinsen, G.M.R. (1879). Om to nye Slaegter af arctiske chaetopode Annelider. <em>Videnskabelige meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 1879-80:9-18, Plate 1., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35806955
page(s): 11-14, 18 [Latin diagnosis]; note: Levinsen appears to discuss if Paractius belongs in Staurocephalidae (now Dorvilleidae) [details]
original description (of Eteonopsis Esmark, 1874) Esmark, L. (1874). [Meeting minutes 16 May 1873. Eteonopsis geryonicola]. <em>Forhandlinger fra Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> [volume of 1873-1874]: 497-498., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43854386 [details]
taxonomy source Heggøy, Kvalø; Schander, Christoffer; Åkesson, Bertil. (2007). The phylogeny of the annelid genus Ophryotrocha (Dorvilleidae). <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 3(6): 412-420., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000701695361
note: Phylogeny. Iphitime falls within the Ophryotrocha clade in this analysis [details]
taxonomy source Hilbig, Brigitte; Blake, James A. (1991). Dorvilleidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the U.S. Atlantic slope and rise. Description of two new genera and 14 new species, with a generic revision of Ophryotrocha. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(2): 147-183., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00281.x [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source Pettibone, Marian H. 1961. New species of polychaete worms from the Atlantic Ocean, with a revision of the Dorvilleidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 74: 167-186., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571297
page(s): 181; note: Short text including Paractius Levinsen and Eteonopsis Esmark as junior synonyms of Ophryotrocha and listing the species belonging to the genus: "Ophryotrocha includes the following species: O. pueril...
Short text including Paractius Levinsen and Eteonopsis Esmark as junior synonyms of Ophryotrocha and listing the species belonging to the genus: "Ophryotrocha includes the following species: O. puerilis Claparede and Mecznikow, 1869, O. geryonicola (Esmark, 1874), O. claparedii Stiader, 1878, O. littoralis (Levinsen, 1879), and O. minuta Levi, 1954."
additional source Åkesson, B. 1975. Reproduction in the genus Ophryotrocha (Polychaeta, Dorvilleidae). Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli Supplement: 377-398. [details]
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]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Åkesson, B. and Paxton, H. 2005. Biogeography and incipient speciation in Ophryotrocha labronica (Polychaeta, Dorvilleidae). Marine Biology Research 1(2): 127-139. [details]
additional source Paxton, Hannelore ; Åkesson, Bertil. 2010. The Ophryotrocha labronica group (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) - with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2713: 1–24. , available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/zt02713p024.pdf [details]
biology source Bacci, G. and Bortesi, O. 1961. Pure males and females from hermaphroditic strains of Ophryotrocha puerilis. Experientia 17: 1-4. [details]
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Etymology Ophryotrocha approximates to eyebrow-position ciliated band, but the original authors gave no derivation. See note for Ophryotrocha puerilis [details]Grammatical gender Most authors treat Ophryotrocha as a feminine noun [details]
Nomenclature Akesson (1975) published several Ophryotrocha nomina nuda. Quote: "In my laboratory I have cultivated 10 species, five of which are new. One of the new species, O. maculata, is described (Akesson, 1973 a). As for the others, O. macrovifera, O. robusta, O. adherens, and O. diadema, I am using the names under which the species are to be described. I will try to publish those descriptions before the symposium volume is issued." Subsequently Paxton & Akesson (2010 and 2011) resolve these Ophrytrocha nomina nuda, except for those for which a laboratory culture no longer existed. [details]