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Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835

922  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:922)

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Telethusae Savigny, 1822 · unaccepted (Also later as Telethusidae....)  
Also later as Telethusidae. Unavailable as not formulated from an existing genus name

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Johnston, G. (1835). Illustrations in British Zoology (45 Lernaea uncinata, 46 Arenicola ecaudata). <em>Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology and meteorology.</em> 8:565-569, figs. 53-54. (x-1835)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335569
page(s): 566; note: Introduced in text flow as "The worms which constitute the little family named Arenicolidae ..."  [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Etymology Johnston (1835) "... the name derived from arena, sand, and colo, to dwell in, and very expressive of the habits of the...  
Etymology Johnston (1835) "... the name derived from arena, sand, and colo, to dwell in, and very expressive of the habits of the species" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=922 on 2024-10-12
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original description Johnston, G. (1835). Illustrations in British Zoology (45 Lernaea uncinata, 46 Arenicola ecaudata). <em>Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology and meteorology.</em> 8:565-569, figs. 53-54. (x-1835)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335569
page(s): 566; note: Introduced in text flow as "The worms which constitute the little family named Arenicolidae ..."  [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Telethusae Savigny, 1822) Savigny, Jules-César. (1822). Système des annélides, principalement de celles des côtes de l'Égypte et de la Syrie, offrant les caractères tant distinctifs que naturels des Ordres, Familles et Genres, avec la Description des Espèces. <em>Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, publié par les Ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 1(3):1–128., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41329897
page(s): 70, 95; note: unexplained & not formulated from a genus name [details]  OpenAccess publication 

taxonomy source Gathof, Jerry M. (1984). Family Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Volume 7. Chapter Pagination: 58.1-58.2, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.
page(s): 58.1 [details]   

taxonomy source Darbyshire, Teresa. (2018). Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835. <em>[book, online].</em> 23 pp. In.Handbook of Zoology [Annelida], de Gruyter., available online at https://www.degruyter.com/view/Zoology/bp_029147-6_72
note: Taxonomic status and biology review [details]   

additional source Wells, G. P. (1980). The species problem in lugworms and other Polychaeta. <i>In</i> Gunawardana, T.T.P., Prematilleka, L. & Silva, R. (Eds). P.E.P. Deraniyagala commemoration volume. Lake House Investments Ltd, Colombo. 392pp. Chapter Pagination: 355-366. [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]   
 
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Etymology Johnston (1835) "... the name derived from arena, sand, and colo, to dwell in, and very expressive of the habits of the species" [details]
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LanguageName 
Dutch wadpieren  [details]
English lugwormslug worms  [details]
German Sandwürmer  [details]
Japanese タマシキゴカイ科  [details]